September 10, 2015 (West Des Moines) – The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) hosted the Main Street Iowa Open 4 Business State Contest, which showcased five businesses from across Iowa, in West Des Moines in conjunction with the Iowa Downtown…
By Deirdre Ryan | Marion Times | September 3rd, 2015 | For many families with school-age children, the cost of back-to-school clothing, supplies, lunches and everything else can really add up. Let's not forget the sports physicals, eye doctor visits and…
By Bob Cline, Edible: Iowa River Valley | September 01, 2015 | For Valentine’s Day in 2004, Deane Richardson bought his wife, Gae, toffee from Temptations Fine Candies in Atkins. “It was so good, by May he bought me what became THE…
By John Clemens, Guest Columnist, The Gazette | September 1, 2015 | Barbara Green’s guest column of Aug. 24, regarding the Marion Public Library, contains several factual errors. The author states that a second floor was part of the current building design plan.…
By Brady Smith, KCRG-TV9 / The Gazette |August 22, 2015 | MARION — Bellezza Salon & Spa was busy getting kids ready for school with free haircuts on Saturday. The salon’s owner, Jill Woodring, got the idea from a Dubuque barber…
By Deirdre Ryan, Marion Times | August 13th, 2015 | What began as an enjoyable trip to a wine bar in Galena, Illinois, has evolved into a thriving and expanding business in the Uptown Marion district ... literally. Ramsey's Metro Market,…
By Deirdre Ryan, Marion Times | July 23rd, 2015 | For many family-owned businesses, getting things 'off of the ground' can be tricky ... and even a lengthly process. But for the Giving Tree Theater in Marion, that luckily, has not…
By Cassie Buschm, Marion Times | July 16th, 2015 | Uptown Marion hosted a hugely successful fundraiser on Thursday, July 9, in downtown Marion. The inaugural "Eat. Drink. & Be Marion." was a food and pub crawl. This first-time event did…
By Alison Gowans, The Gazette | July 10, 2015 | Three local businesses each won $8,000 in “Open 4 Business,” a statewide competition sponsored by the Iowa Economic Development Authority and Main Street Iowa. Lion Bridge Brewing Co. in Cedar Rapids,…
By CBS 2/FOX 28 | Tuesday, July 07, 2015 | MARION, IA(CBS 2/FOX 28)—One Corridor city is getting a bit of a makeover, and project leaders are looking for the perfect art pieces to display in a place you’d least expect…