The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) Board approved the first awards today for the state’s new Business Incentives for Growth or BIG program. Department of Economic Development spokesperson Kanan Kappelman says projects Bettendorf, Bondurant, Hiawatha, Vinton and Waverly are getting awards. “In total, the awards for these five companies will assist in the creation of […]
Eastern Iowans speak out against proposed data center
Dozens of residents of the town of Palo, near Cedar Rapids, oppose a proposed Google data center. They’re asking for stricter
