Popular Maquoketa livestock auction business finds new owners
Maquoketa Livestock Exchange ADDRESS: 18140 W. Summit St., Maquoketa, Iowa PHONE: 563-357-5650 FIRST SALE: Sept. 15 MAQUOKETA, Iowa — Livestock auctions will resume this fall at…
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Area hospitals take different paths in following price transparency rule that is still new to patients
Sunday marked seven months since U.S. hospitals were required to publish price lists for procedures and services, in which time tri-state hospitals have complied in…
Made in tri-states: Bellevue couple builds publishing company with emphasis on family, learning
Hickory Grove Press ADDRESS: 3151 Treeco Lane, Bellevue, Iowa PHONE: 563-583-4767 AREAS OF FOCUS: Writing educational textbooks, conferences and workshops BELLEVUE, Iowa — Through the…
Tech Q&A
Question: I created a new profile in the Google Chrome browser that’s separate from the main profile, which is my wife’s. But now when I…
Your money: How to have a retirement worth saving for
Most advice about retirement planning focuses on how to save enough money to replace your paycheck. But work provides us with a lot more than…
Weekly commodity wrap-up
Hi-yo silver away The World Gold Council is reporting U.S. dollar dumping and record gold-buying, which has stimulated sudden interest in accumulating precious metals. According…
EU regulators fine Amazon $886 million
NEW YORK — European regulators have fined Amazon 746 million euros ($886 million) for data protection violations. Amazon said in a regulatory filing today that…
Worker pay rises strongly as businesses fight to fill jobs
WASHINGTON — Wages and salaries rose at a healthy pace in the three months ended in June as employers competed to find enough workers to…
U.S. consumers boost spending 1% as inflation remains high
WASHINGTON — American consumers increased their spending by 1% in June — a dose of energy for an economy that is quickly rebounding from the…
Caterpillar 2Q revenue up on higher equipment demand
Rising demand for machinery fueled sales at Caterpillar during the second quarter as the rollout of vaccines helped to revive construction projects. Revenue was $12.89…