A South Dakota meat processor has agreed to pay a $450,000 civil penalty to settle alleged violations of the federal Clean Air Act at a Waterloo plant that resulted in the death of an employee and permanent disability for another. Beef Products Inc. (BPI), as part of a consent decree filed April 23 in U.S. [...]

The Waterloo Convention & Visitors Bureau launched a new campaign this month called “Dig Deeper.” It is an attempt to encourage visitors to not only experience Waterloo’s well-known attractions, but also to seek out some of the locals’ favorite hangouts. “No matter the primary reason for their visit, we hope our guests ‘Dig Deeper’ and [...]

The University of Northern Iowa is joining forces with two Eastern Iowa companies to turn research into a commercial product. And the combination of industrial microwaves and industrial-sized mixers could shake up the way industry processes food, chemicals and other substances. The patented process comes from UNI’s National Ag-Based Lubricants Center in Waterloo. University officials [...]

The Corridor job market shed 1,300 nonfarm jobs in November, due mainly to a 1,000-job drop in the Iowa City Metropolitan Statistical Area’s service sector. The Iowa City MSA ended November down 1,100 nonfarm jobs from October levels. Employment was 800 below year-ago levels, with a year-over-year decline of 1,000 in service-providing industries, according to [...]

With the unexpected announcement that Hostess will be closing its operations, Max Freund went on a hunt for the elusive Twinkie, DingDongs, Donettes and HoHos. Armed with a bag of what may be the last of the iconic goodies, Freund took to the streets to get the peoples’ take on the closures.

While passenger rail advocates continue to work toward establishing a Chicago-Iowa City Amtrak route, an Amtrak train will run between Chicago and Cedar Rapids this summer. But if you want to ride, you’d better join the club first. Members of  the National Railway Historical Society (NRHS) will have the chance  to ride an Amtrak special [...]

IOWA CITY – A 23-year-old Waterloo man became the center of attention for a brief moment at the Hawkeye football game Saturday when he ran onto the field during a timeout, said Johnson County deputy Sgt. Virginia Watts. Just after 1:26 p.m., University of Iowa police said Bruce Rolland, of 811 Hawthorne Ave. in Waterloo, [...]

IOWA CITY –There’s generally little surprising about a political robocall – especially in the lead-up to caucus time in Iowa’s highly-coveted political territory. But when Tommy Connolly picked up his phone Friday and the recorded voice of Republican presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann told him she would kick off her nine-stop Iowa tour Saturday at Bluebird [...]