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Paul Davis Restoration named CBJ’s 2024 Fastest Growing Company

Cedar Rapids franchise location thrives after derecho and pandemic challenges, eyes expansion
By: Annie Smith Barkalow|June 12, 2024
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    • Co-owners of Paul Davis Restoration: CEO Matt Banning, director of marketing and HR Emily Cornish, and president and COO Scott Cornish. CREDIT ANNIE SMITH BARKALOW

    Co-owners of Paul Davis Restoration: CEO Matt Banning, director of marketing and HR Emily Cornish, and president and COO Scott Cornish. CREDIT ANNIE SMITH BARKALOW

    For the owners of Paul Davis Restoration, their start was marked with baptism by fire – or, you could say, by wind and water.

    The southwest Cedar Rapids franchise, located at 9915 Atlantic Dr., opened its doors for business in August 2020, coinciding with the derecho that ripped through Iowa, which left a path of destruction in its wake.

    “There was a…

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