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While some Iowa business owners relied on the app for sales, others are embracing a shift to other platforms and marketing strategies.

Lee Rood, Des Moines Register watchdog columnist, shares her reporting on the Polk County administrator on administrative leave, the latest in a long period of tensions at the county.

Factors that affect John Deere dealerships also affect manufacturers that provide the parts for tractors. Low crop prices and high borrowing costs contribute to a declining farm economy.

Tariffs could mean large shakeups all along the supply chain. Small businesses in Des Moines may not be able to eat the cost, instead passing it along to consumers.

Tipping at service establishments isn't just an American custom, but a codified form of wages for business owners.

Iowa businesses would be required to use the federal E-Verify system to ensure their employees are authorized to work in the United States under a bill passed Wednesday by Republicans in the Iowa Senate.

Statehouse Democrats have some questions about the future of a Lee County fertilizer plant and its employees after it was acquired by a Koch Industries subsidiary.

Small businesses make up the majority of businesses in Iowa.

You turn on the tap and expect clean water to come out, but that comes with a cost you might not realize. It takes a confluence of federal, state and local dollars to keep water flowing to a faucet near you.

Two Iowa authors found a copycat of their 2019 book and believe artificial intelligence is behind the blatant plagiarism.