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Jordan Creek Town Center adding experience-oriented tenants to attract shoppers

Shopping malls nationwide are filling vacant spaces with tenants that provide guests with experiences like playing arcade games, laser tag or bouncing on trampolines.

At Jordan Creek Town Center, a regional shopping mall that opened …

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Guest Commentary: Family businesses contribute to the Iowa economy

Submitted by Dan Beenken, director of the University of Northern Iowa Family Business Center

 

Tony Simmons, former president and CEO of McIlhenny Co., showed up in Des Moines and “kicked it up a notch” …

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Aldi store to open in Windsor Heights on Jan. 5

Aldi is opening its first location in Windsor Heights on Jan. 5 at 8:30 a.m. The store will offer fresh, organic produce delivered daily, as well as cheese and wine, and food specific to those …

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Target to anchor $132 million shopping center in Waukee

Target will anchor Waukee Towne Center, a 62-acre lifestyle center planned west of Southeast Alice’s Road and about a block south of East Hickman Road in Waukee. Construction is expected to begin in the spring. Rendering …

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New Jethro’s restaurant planned in Coralville/Iowa City area

Entrepreneur Bruce Gerleman plans to open a Jethro’s BBQ ‘n Jake’s Smokehouse Steaks in Coralville, the restaurant owner said.

The restaurant will be Gerleman’s first in the Iowa City area.

The barbecue and steakhouse will…
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ABI survey shows members plan to invest in Q1 despite ongoing challenges

Iowa manufacturers plan to make more capital investments early next year, according to a survey by the Iowa Association of Business and Industry.

According to ABI’s Quarterly Business Survey, 67% of those responding said they …

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Commonwealth acquires Rydalch Electric Inc.

Commonwealth Holdings Inc. recently announced the expansion of its operations in Salt Lake City following the acquisition of Rydalch Electric Inc. Rydalch Electric specializes in providing electrical construction services for the state’s commercial, institutional and …

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Blue Bunny ice cream maker to be sold to Italian company

Wells Enterprises’ south ice cream plant in Le Mars. Photo submitted by Wells Enterprises.

Wells Enterprises, the maker of Blue Bunny ice cream, will be sold to Italy-based Ferrero Group, the companies announced today.

According to …

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ABI panel discussion focuses on innovation and technology

Iowa Association of Business and Industry President Mike Ralston moderates a panel discussion Thursday at the Gateway Hotel Conference Center in Ames. Panelists, seated left to right, were Mitchell Messmore, director of computer vision and …

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At Cooper’s Hawk, ‘the wine comes first,’ says general manager

A wine wall and bar will be the first things guests see when they enter Cooper’s Hawk Winery and Restaurant, which opens Monday at 12801 University Ave. in Clive. PHOTOS BELOW: The exterior of Cooper’s Hawk and …