CBJ News Staff
Five Iowa businesses awarded at Open 4 Business Pitch Contest
Five businesses from Main Street Iowa communities across the state competed in the final round of the Open 4 Business contest.
All of them received...
Student entrepreneurs awarded $10,000
Eight undergraduate student businesses were awarded $10,000 in a competition at the University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center Startup Incubator Summer Track for...
Layoffs announced at General Mills Blue Buffalo plant in Independence
More than 200 employees of the General Mills Blue Buffalo plant in Independence will face layoff by the end of this year.
The General Mills...
Foreign investment in U.S. existing-home sales declines
Foreign buyers purchased $53.3 billion worth of U.S. existing homes from April 2022 to March 2023, slipping 9.6% from the previous 12-month period, according...
Former Marion Maid-Rite building under new ownership; city dismisses petition
The city of Marion has dismissed a petition seeking the title to the former Maid-Rite building at the corner of Seventh Avenue and 10th...
Snyder named new Folience president
Chris Snyder has been named Folience’s new president, effective Sept. 5, company officials announced Friday.
“Chris’ lifelong passion for learning and his success as a...
McCalley-Whitters resigns as NAMI Linn County director
Mona McCalley-Whitters, Ph.D., executive director of NAMI Linn County for the past four years, has announced her resignation effective Aug. 31.
Officials said that under...
Miller resigns as Trees Forever president, CEO
Kiley Miller has resigned as president and CEO of Marion-based Trees Forever, the organization announced in a news release July 24.
Mr. Miller had served...