Stories Tagged as
Midwest
Schwan’s won customers with its ice cream delivery. A new name and layoffs challenge its legacy
May 8, 2024
Since 1952, Schwan’s yellow trucks and friendly drivers have been delivering frozen food to households. The industry has become more competitive and crowded and recently, the company changed names and stopped deliveries in most states.
United Auto Workers strike would hit the Upper Midwest hard
by
Henry Epp
Sep 11, 2023
Contracts with Ford, GM and Stellantis all end at the end of Thursday, and the president of the United Auto Workers union has made clear that members are prepared to strike.
On their first date, this now-married couple decided to open a business
by
Andie Corban
Dec 30, 2022
Aryn Henning Nichols and Benji Nichols run Inspire(d) magazine from Decorah, Iowa.
More homes are sitting in Cleveland's real estate market, this broker says
by
Amy Scott
and Anais Amin
Nov 10, 2022
"The average days on market has gone from less than a week up to about 89 days," says broker Amanda Pohlman of Keller Williams Living.
Pandemic drives backyard ice rink boom
Jan 18, 2021
Families in the Upper Midwest are getting creative as they look for outdoor activities for their kids during the cold winter months.
Midwest flooding brings high infrastructure costs
by
Peggy Lowe
Dec 27, 2019
A lot of repair and recovery work hasn't even started yet.
My Economy: How the Pine Ridge reservation regroups after floods
by
Liz Sanchez
and Sean McHenry
May 13, 2019
A South Dakota tour business prepares for its busiest season in the wake of Midwestern flooding.
For public good, not for profit.
Bad weather and trade complicate planting for Midwest farmers
by
Peggy Lowe
Apr 22, 2019
Flood damage has made things extremely difficult.
Another day, another storm
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Liz Sanchez
Apr 11, 2019
Businesses in the Midwest are in the process of recovering from last month's floods.
Midwest suffers extensive flooding and damage
by
Peggy Lowe
Mar 27, 2019
There's been catastrophic flooding across the Midwest, thanks to a "bomb cyclone" weather event that hit mid-month.