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Another state fair first: parking spaces sold out
The Iowa State Fair just wrapped up ten days ago, but Iowa State Fair CEO Jeremy Parsons says plans for next year are well underway. One concern — for the first time ever, the fair ran out of parking spaces on August 10th — the first Saturday of this year’s fair.
Whitey’s ice cream impacted by manufacturing malfunction
Some ice cream flavors at Whitey’s may be limited after a malfunction at its manufacturing plant. Whitey’s posted about the issue on its Facebook page. The malfunction caused a significant loss of product. Whitey’s vice president, Annika Tunberg, told Our Quad Cities News the cleanup period won’t be long, and manufacturing will begin again once cleanup is done. Because of the delay, some ice cream will be low on stock, but Our Quad Cities News was not told which specific flavors are impacted.
UNI Family Business Center to host fourth annual Iowa Family Business Conference
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The University of Northern Iowa Family Business Center (UNI FBC) will host its fourth annual Iowa Family Business Conference on Nov. 6 at Krause Gateway Center in Des Moines. With a warm welcome from the Krause family, the UNI FBC is bringing together multigenerational families, industry experts and thought leaders to explore the power of family-owned businesses and their significant impact on the Iowa economy.
Iowa Internet Sensation Has Unlikely Run in with ’90s Star
You might remember Gucci the cow from the viral videos that took the internet by storm a few years back. He and his owner, Mason Corkery from Jesup, made a splash on television screens after videos of their adventures to Chick-fil-A, Dairy Queen, and Starbucks went viral on TikTok. The...
Timber Rattlers top Quad Cities
The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers used a pair of two-out walks to spark a five-run rally in the bottom of the third inning and added five more runs in the fourth to cruise to a 10-4 victory over the Quad Cities River Bandits Tuesday night at Neuroscience Group Field. Jesus Chirinos drove in four runs and Ram?n Rodríguez added three RBI for the Rattlers.
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