5/23/25 - Siouxland Business Report

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Erika Ver Steeg
May 23, 2025

5/23/25

Good Friday morning, Siouxland! Read on for your daily dose of the latest business and industry news.

All Iowa Fareway Locations Now Participating in Double Up Food Bucks - KSCJ 1360

Des Moines, IA — Every Fareway location in Iowa has joined the Double Up Food Bucks (DUFB) program, an initiative that gives Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) users funds to spend on locally grown fruits and vegetables.  According to the Iowa Healthiest State Initiative, the program will match up to $15 per day spent in […]

kscj.com/2025/05/22/all-iowa-fareway-locations-now-participating-in-double-up-food-bucks

Groundbreaking for Daisy Brand’s $676 million plant in Boone - KSCJ 1360

Boone, IA — A new Daisy brand production plant is coming to Boone, IA:  the $676 millilon project broke ground on May 20, 2025.  Daisy plans to employ over 250 people at the new plant. “It is our most ambitious project yet,” said Ben Sokolsky, president of Daisy Brand. Daisy will source milk for the […]

kscj.com/2025/05/22/groundbreaking-for-daisy-brands-676-million-plant-in-boone

Iowa Supreme Court rules no cash back for victims in bitcoin cases - KSCJ 1360

The Iowa Supreme Court rules a woman who put money into a bitcoin ATM in what turned out to be a scam can’t get her cash back. Carrie Carlson deposited $14,100  into a Bitcoin ATM in Cedar Rapids after a call claiming her accounts had been compromised. Carlson ignored a warning from the ATM that […]

kscj.com/2025/05/22/iowa-supreme-court-rules-no-cash-back-for-victims-in-bitcoin-cases

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