Effective QR code marketing: The how and the why
Did you know QR (Quick-Response) codes were invented in 1994 to help improve a Toyota subsidiary’s manufacturing process? Even though the birth of QR codes…
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Four Dubuque County entities were recognized at a state tourism conference. Travel Dubuque, National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium, Beyond the Game and the City…
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A pair of nonprofit Catholic health care organizations have announced plans to bring MercyOne properties under one parent organization. Trinity Health and CommonSpirit Health announced…
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Hirschbach Motor Lines has become “one of the nation’s largest refrigerated carriers” now that the acquisition of an Oklahoma business is complete. The Dubuque-headquartered company…
Dupaco completes addition of 2 offices in Wisconsin
Dupaco Community Credit Union recently completed fully added two offices in Madison, Wis. Dupaco completed the acquisition of Home Savings Bank, a move that was…
Moderna says updated COVID shot boosts omicron protection
Moderna’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine that combines its original shot with protection against the omicron variant appears to work, the company announced today. COVID-19 vaccine makers…
Spirit Airlines, a bidding war target, postpones buyout vote
Spirit Airlines, the target of a budget airline bidding war, is postponing a Friday shareholder vote on whether to accept one of those buyout offers…
Amazon says it prevented 4 billion bad listings in 2021
Amazon, which has been under increasing pressure to tackle counterfeit products, said in its second-annual report that it prevented 4 billion bad listings from making…
High prices, low inventory, a new norm for car shoppers
Shopping for a new or used car over the last couple of years has become a more challenging endeavor. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic and…
Kohl’s Corp. negotiating to sell to Vitamin Shoppe operator
MILWAUKEE — Wisconsin-based Kohl’s Corp. is in negotiations to sell the company to the group that runs Vitamin Shoppe stores. The Menominee Falls-based retailer said…