Manchester officials consider bar’s renovation project
MANCHESTER, Iowa — Manchester City Council members are considering a proposed renovation of Riverbend Pub & Grill. Bar owner J.W. Scott seeks approval to cover…
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Jackson County hospital eyes opening; no submissions received from developers interested in repurposing old facility
MAQUOKETA, Iowa — Hospital officials are currently in limbo as they gradually move equipment over to the new facility and ensure computers and other machines…
Tri-state business people in business: New hires, promotions, achievements
Honkamp Krueger & Co., P.C., announced: Michael Hurd has been promoted to senior tax manager. Erin Milestone has been promoted to senior accounting manager. Erin…
Tech Q&A: Read search results carefully before you click on them
Question: When I click on Google search results, I’m taken to an advertising page. I have to close that page and go back to my…
Truck, trailer dealership setting sights on sizable expansion outside Dubuque
After receiving a green light from county officials, a Dubuque County business aims to construct a new vehicle dealership and repair facility that could bring…
Broadband expansion efforts unfold across tri-states
At a time when society has increasingly gone virtual, lawmakers in Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois are in various stages of efforts to improve broadband connectivity…
UW-P rock-climbing device a finalist in business contest
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. — A rock-climbing tool invented by a group of former University of Wisconsin-Platteville students and a current faculty member has advanced in a…
Area ski resorts booming with plenty of snow, open-air recreation in time of COVID-19
Ethan Melloy added another layer to his clothing on a bitterly cold but brightly sunny recent day at Sundown Mountain Resort outside of Dubuque. “I’ve…
Darlington gelato shop named finalist in state contest
DARLINGTON, Wis. — A Darlington ice cream parlor is among five businesses statewide to be named finalists in a contest sponsored by Wisconsin Economic Development…
Marklein touts ‘truth-in-labeling’ legislation
MADISON — If a food product is labeled “milk,” it had better come from a cow or a goat and not a nut, a state…