Former Iowa first lady Christie Vilsack has announced that she’ll be entering the race to represent Iowa’s newly constructed 4th Congressional District in Washington. Vilsack, a Democrat, has been weighing a challenge to Republican Steve King. He’s represented the former 5th Congressional District for five terms. In her announcement Tuesday, Vilsack said her campaign will [...]
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Updated by Jim Malewitz 9:01 p.m. A McGregor brewery has announced plans to expand a 25,000-barrel-per-year operation in Coralville’s Iowa River Landing district, which would make it, by far, Iowa’s largest brewery. Backpocket Brewing will open the 15,000-square-foot facility featuring a large tap room and beer garden for the public in Coralville. Backpocket currently has [...]
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Plenty, and here is the story of why. During yesterday’s World Food Prize Laureate announcement ceremony, held on the 8th floor, in the Diplomatic Reception room at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., the World Food Prize Foundation – and Iowa- once again took center stage on the international arena. Over [...]
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Skywalk Group was among those recognized as the fastest-growing companies in the Cedar Rapids – Iowa City Corridor in an annual listing coordinated by the Corridor Business Journal. Placement on the list is determined by revenue growth over the preceding three-year period. Dollar and percentage growth are among the metrics used to determine specific rank. [...]
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U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa, is wasting no time. The three-term Democrat announced Thursday he’ll run for re-election in the 2nd congressional district, an announcement that came just moments after the state legislature approved the newly redrawn boundaries. Loebsack said in an email that he will move from his Mount Vernon home to Johnson County, [...]
continue »The Big Ten will announce its new football divisions tonight. The Big Ten Network will air the official live announcement with Commissioner Jim Delany, starting at 6 p.m. CT. The show will also be streamed live at BigTenNetwork.com Lead studio host Dave Revsine will host the football special and be joined by analysts Gerry DiNardo [...]
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Professional golfer and Cedar Rapids native Zach Johnson was back in town today to announce the formation of the Zach Johnson Foundation, a charitable organization that will work on Johnson’s behalf to support local causes. Johnson also announced plans for a new golf tournament, the Zach Johnson Foundation Classic, a charity golf tournament that will [...]
continue »Backers of a plan to restore passenger rail service to Iowa City will be watching Thursday’s announcement on how $8 billion in federal stimulus funds will be used to develop high-speed rail corridors. Tammy Nicholson, rail planner for the Iowa Department of Transportation, said the proposals for passenger service between Chicago and Iowa City and [...]
continue »Making it official changes little, according to Terry Branstad’s rivals for the Republican nomination for governor. Branstad, Iowa’s longest-serving governor, announced Tuesday that he will seek a fifth term. Billing his campaign as “Iowa’s Comeback Tour,” Branstad said believes “Iowa is poised for a historic comeback.” “Together we can bring Iowa back to the greatness [...]
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