The Iowa House has unanimously voted to create a grant program to help grocery stores buy new equipment, update technology or utilities and make other improvements. Representative Shannon Latham of Sheffield, who led debate of the bill, said the number of food deserts is growing in Iowa. “The number of independent grocers has decreased by […]
Public transit usage still not back to pre-pandemic levels in Iowa
Traffic from planes, trains and automobiles has returned to pre-pandemic levels in Iowa, but there’s one area that hasn’t fully recovered.