Heads up, beer lovers! Stone Brewing Co. beers will be available in Iowa, beginning Oct. 1. Stone, which is known for its bold, flavorful and hop-centric beers, will be distributed throughout the Hawkeye state thanks to Doll Distributing in Des Moines, Council Bluffs, and Spencer; Fahr Beverage in Waterloo; and Fleck Sales Company in Cedar [...]
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Forget six weeks. If I was out of the office for six years, I probably would have come back to headlines about the University of Iowa’s drinking problems. It’s a head-scratcher that an inclement Iowa town would be home to America’s No. 2 party school (with a bullet, according to the Princeton Review). We’re not [...]
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If she had it to do over again, University of Iowa President Sally Mason would not likely renew the UI’s contract with Anheuser-Busch because of the backlash caused by the beer company deal. “I’m not sure it’s worth the revenues we’re getting for our athletic department,” Mason said at a taping Friday for Iowa Public [...]
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Proponents of expanding Iowa’s bottle bill law are going to make another run at bringing more beverage containers under the nickel deposit requirement. Sen. Joe Bolkcom, D-Iowa City, has scheduled a Senate subcommittee meeting Tuesday on a proposal to bring sports energy drinks, water products and flavored teas under the state’s beverage container control law [...]
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HIAWATHA — A Corridor manufacturer of rugged tablet computers used by drivers for beer distributors and field employees of other businesses has signed a resale agreement and received software certification that is expected to expand the market for its products. MobileDemand of Hiawatha on Tuesday said it has signed a reseller partnership agreement with Baltimore, Md.-based Barcoding Inc., [...]
continue »Eco Lips, the premium organic lip balm company based in Cedar Rapids, plans to launch B3 for IBC, a two-month-long fundraising campaigin to benefit the Iowa Bicycle Coalition, in cooperation with new Belgium Brewery. The campaign will kick off Wednesday, Nov. 2 at the newly renovated CSPS in the New Bohemia Arts and Entertainment District. [...]
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CEDAR RAPIDS — Amanda Daniel said Keith Elson Jr. forced her to leave the Kwik Shop early the morning of May 17, 2010, holding her at knifepoint and then leading her back to his apartment, about three blocks from the store. Speaking in a soft voice, barely audible in the courtroom, Daniel related that [...]
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UPDATED: An Iowa City man is accused of assault causing bodily injury after authorities say he struck a man in the eye with a can of beer while at a July 31 gathering in Iowa City. Luis A. Chirinos, 25, of 1932 Delwood Drive, allegedly hit a man with his fist and a full can [...]
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An Oxford woman was arrested on charges of domestic abuse assault with intent or displaying a weapon at 12:34 a.m. Wednesday morning after authorities say she physically assaulted her husband at their home. According to Johnson County Sheriff’s Office reports, Callista A. Parmenter, 26, allegedly assaulted her husband with a 40-ounce beer bottle, punched him in the [...]
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Wind power is arriving inside the city limits here — where City Hall’s new wind turbine ordinance is now nine months old — in something softer than a gentle breeze. But if wind power in Cedar Rapids needs a couple of pioneers, Dudley Fleck is happy to be one of them. Fleck, president of Fleck [...]
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