Cedar Rapids leaders reflect on 2020 derecho at five-year commemoration ceremony
Richard Pratt
APR 12
Cedar Rapids-based organic lip care manufacturer Eco Lips is acquiring Simply Soothing, a fellow Iowa-based personal care company responsible for bringing Bug Soother insect repellent to the market, Eco Lips announced in a news release.
Founded in 2003, Simply Soothing started small, but after the introduction of their handcrafted, DEET-free Bug Soother in 2008, sales accelerated rapidly after the Iowa floods that brought swarms…
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