Maquoketa hopes to land grant for 2nd phase of facade program
MAQUOKETA, Iowa — As the first half of Maquoketa’s downtown facade project nears completion, city officials are working to secure funding for a second phase….
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New director named for Maquoketa chamber of commerce
MAQUOKETA, Iowa — The Maquoketa Area Chamber of Commerce has a new executive director. The chamber’s Board of Directors announced this afternoon the hiring of…
FDA trims use of contentious Alzheimer’s drug amid backlash
WASHINGTON — U.S. health regulators on today approved new prescribing instructions that are likely to limit use of a controversial new Alzheimer’s drug. The Food…
Court: DNR can impose farm conditions, consider well impact
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin regulators can impose operating conditions on factory farms and consider high-capacity wells’ cumulative environmental impacts when deciding whether to grant permits,…
US jobless claims tick up to 373,000 from a pandemic low
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits rose slightly last week even while the economy and the job market appear to be…
EU fines 4 German car makers $1 billion over emission collusion
BRUSSELS — The European Union handed down $1 billion in fines to four major German car manufacturers today, saying they colluded to limit the development…
China tries to quell investor fears about internet companies
BEIJING — China’s government tried today to quell investor fears about tighter controls on internet companies that caused share prices to plunge, saying Beijing supports…
Europe’s central bank intensifies focus on climate change
FRANKFURT, Germany — The European Central Bank has adopted a new approach to managing the economy that would tolerate transitory periods of consumer inflation moderately…
$4 million in historic tax credits awarded to 2 Dubuque projects
Two Dubuque projects were awarded about $4 million in historic preservation tax credits on Wednesday. About $2.57 million was awarded to Straka Johnson Architects P.C….
Dubuque high school class invites students to explore agriculture
A trio of Wahlert Catholic High School students spent a recent morning helping their teacher construct a small greenhouse behind the Dubuque school. So far,…