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Though food service workers and economists have long worried about the impact technology would have on the restaurant labor force, pilot programs in several fast-casual restaurants over the last few years have shown it may not have the negative impact they feared, a labor economist says.
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Paige Gross, States Newsroom
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10/2/24
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Summit Carbon Solutions, the company planning to build a massive carbon sequestration pipeline through Iowa and surrounding states, spent the past several weeks in community information meetings around the state about its proposed expansion.
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Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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9/24/24
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Dubuque-based Mulgrew Oil and Propane plans a $4 million distribution and storage expansion in Mount Joy thanks in part to a $2 million federal grant.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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9/24/24
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Carter Hagen was born to work for Petersen Plumbing and Heating, based at 9003 Northwest Boulevard, Davenport.
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Jonathan Turner, NSP reporter
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9/11/24
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As the seasons change, it’s important for you to take preventive maintenance steps to ensure your home is ready for the colder weather.
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Jonathan Turner, NSP reporter
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9/11/24
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A company proposing an $8 billion carbon dioxide pipeline through five states, including Iowa, says the project would be good for the environment.
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Joshua Haiar, States Newsroom
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9/11/24
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Three Scott County restaurants, a convenience and grocery store are among those cited in health department inspections made public by the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing.
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Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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8/28/24
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Iowa 80 Truckstop is celebrating its 60th Anniversary in 2024 by sponsoring a $60,000 cash giveaway. The Iowa 80 60th Anniversary Sweepstakes is accepting entries until Oct. 4, 2024, and contestants can enter up to five times a day.
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8/28/24
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Higher education institutions involved in a collaboration crossing state lines are working to boost research and training in advanced manufacturing, utilizing the manufacturing hub of the Quad-Cities and support from the communities there.
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Brooklyn Draisey, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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8/28/24
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Facebook’s real estate arm paid nearly $60,000 per acre for a 328.7 rural Davenport site that will be home to the social media firm’s latest data center.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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8/27/24
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced over $14 million in grants for 19 projects in Iowa designed to increase availability and access to biofuels.
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8/21/24
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U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks spoke in favor of carbon dioxide pipelines as a way to aid Iowa’s ethanol production industry with an environmentally conscious impact.
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Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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8/21/24
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With animal shelters across the country full King’s Harvest Ministry Pet Rescue in Davenport hopes to help more pets by moving to a bigger property in Mount Joy sometime in the coming months.
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Heidi Engel, NSP reporter
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8/20/24
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Summit Carbon Solutions castigated a group of Republican state lawmakers who oppose the use of eminent domain for its project, saying their arguments are “perplexing” and unsupported by a majority of the Legislature.
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Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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8/7/24
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Forty-nine Iowa nursing homes owe the taxpayers more than $10.7 million in fees the state has so far failed to collect, according to newly released records.
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Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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8/7/24
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Ascentra Credit Union staffers Conner Brown, Brandi Clark, Tyler Cornett, and DJ Schnackel, are among 50 graduates of this year’s Iowa Credit Union Foundation financial coaching program.
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7/24/24
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A Davenport nursing home that is on a federal list of the worst care facilities in the nation could be facing fines of $40,000 or more due to numerous recent violations.
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Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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7/17/24
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The party may have been in his honor on Saturday, but Hy-Vee’s Andy Lane was still busily working away, manning the grill and dishing out hamburgers and hot dogs.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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6/19/24
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Caden Youngquist had his sights set on the world of business since his early years at North Scott High School in Eldridge, Iowa.
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Lily Finstad, Daily Iowan
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6/11/24
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A proposed Facebook data center on the west side of the North Scott school district won state and local incentives to build an $800 million facility bigger than Amazon.
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5/21/24
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