Iowa DOT finalizes state's first multimodal freight plan
Iowa transportation officials released a comprehensive plan outlining needs for air, truck, pipeline, rail and water freight networks. The plan projects freight movement to double by 2040, notes a 123 percent rise in large truck traffic on major roads, and highlights a Cedar Rapids intermodal facility grant of 25.7 million dollars to enhance statewide freight efficiency.
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Iowa Department of Transportation
Sam Hiscocks
Iowa Dot
Office of Systems Planning
Hiscocks
Freight Advisory Council
Ron Lang
Cedar Rapids
Highway 30
Edgewood Road
Mitchell.schmidt
Thegazette.com
Textiles owner grows boutique from Linn Street to ped mall
Ritu Jain opened Textiles in 1991 on Linn Street and moved to Iowa City's ped mall on South Dubuque Street. She blends fabrics with women's fashion and jewelry, buying by gut feel and prioritizing comfort and fit over trends. Jain sits on local boards and eyes expanding online presence while noting she wears many hats as owner.
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Textiles
Iowa City
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Hancher
Apple faces slowing growth as iPhone sales fall in Q3
Apple's fiscal third quarter shows revenue down 14.6 percent and net income down 27 percent. iPhone sales drop 23.3 percent year over year while services grow 18.8 percent. China region falls 33 percent as Samsung gains with Galaxy S7 offerings. Cook cites competitive pressure and midrange iPhone SE as insufficient to reverse declines.
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United States
Tim Cook
China
Cook
Samsung
Greater MSP chief to keynote Gazette’s Business 380 Awards
Mike Brown, vice president for marketing for Greater MSP, will be the keynote speaker at The Gazette’s Business 380 Excellence Awards banquet on September 8 at the Hotel at Kirkwood. The event will honor 27 Corridor companies across a dozen fields.
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Gazette
Kirkwood
Atlantic Magazine
Minneapolis
Brown
Cottage 8 Partners
Target Corp
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