Area businesses employ partnerships with NICC to meet workforce needs
Six businesses with tri-state-area ties are partnering with Northeast Iowa Community College to train employees to fill more than 300 new jobs. The companies are…
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Floods and fires devastate beyond words Floods in northwest Germany and Belgium early last week caused “devastation beyond words,” according to Chancellor Angela Merkle. It…
Dubuque-based financial company issues quarterly dividend
Heartland Financial USA announced this week that it would issue a quarterly cash dividend of 25 cents per share on the company’s common stock, payable…
GM issues 2nd Bolt recall; faulty batteries can cause fires
DETROIT — General Motors is recalling some older Chevrolet Bolts for a second time to fix persistent battery problems that can set the electric cars…
Americans are spending again and American Express is booming
NEW YORK — Spending at restaurants, shops and entertainment venues has come back in force as vaccines become more common and it fueled a revenue…
Dubuque chamber, businesses weigh potential impacts of Biden’s economic competition order
As the federal government begins carrying out President Joe Biden’s executive order “on promoting competition in the American economy,” local businesses affected by some of…
Bellevue ponders study for problematic intersection
BELLEVUE, Iowa — The City of Bellevue is considering funding a study that would evaluate options to improve safety at a busy intersection. The proposed…
Local unemployment rates for June dip from last year’s highs
Recently released data showed lower unemployment rates around the tri-state area last month compared to pandemic-inflated rates one year prior. Dubuque County had an unemployment…
New Stockton brewery offers beers, barbecue
STOCKTON, Ill — Mud Run Beer Co. opened its doors this week, serving food and drinks from what was once a movie theater in downtown…
US jobless claims rise to 419,000 from a pandemic low
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week from the lowest point of the pandemic, even as the job market…