ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (May 11, 2019) — Wild Cherry Spoon Co is one of a small number of businesses that has been selected by the Illinois Office of Tourism for the Illinois Made Program. The Illinois Made Program highlights makers, small breweries, and family owned businesses that attract tourism to the state. The business (and Rock Island as a result) will be featured in "Illinois Made" marketing and shared on the award-winning website enjoyillinois.com. 

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 9, 2019) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announces Iowans set a record for most new business-filings in a single month during April 2019. Sec Pate’s Business Services Division processed 2,326 filings for new businesses in April. The previous one-month record was 2,204, set in March of 2018.

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 7, 2019) — State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald announced on May 7, 2019, the State refinanced a portion of Iowa's IJOBS bonds in order to save the State money. The State sold new bonds and used the proceeds to pay off the bonds that were issued in 2009. The borrowing-rate came in at 2.64%, nearly 2% less than the original bonds. "This transaction is a lot like refinancing your house at a lower interest-rate.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 02, 2019) — Lee Enterprises, Incorporated, a leading provider of high-quality, trusted, local news and information, and a major platform for advertising in 50 markets, has scheduled an audio webcast and conference-call for Friday, May 10, 2019, at 9AM Central Time. Lee plans to issue a news-release before market open that day with preliminary results for its second fiscal-quarter ended March 31, 2019.