CBJ News Staff
IowaWORKS to replace Teach Iowa as main outlet for listing education jobs
Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) and the Iowa Department of Education are launching a statewide outreach campaign to help Iowa education leaders learn how to...
UFG Surety names Holmes Murphy 2022 Surety Agency of the Year
Cedar Rapids UFG Surety has named Des Moines-based insurance brokerage Holmes Murphy & Associates as its 2022 Surety Agency of the Year.Â
This is the...
First MainStreet Insurance acquires four new agencies
First MainStreet Insurance, an affiliate of TrueNorth Companies, has acquired four new agencies.
Lauer & Lauer Insurance, based in West Union, was FMSI’s first acquisition...
Nominations open for Iowa Women of Achievement Awards
Nominations are open for the 2023 Iowa Women of Achievement Awards presented by Women Lead Change.
The award recognizes the contributions of historical Iowa women...
Wealth management firm Creative Planning acquires BerganKDV
Kansas City-based investment advisor Creative Planning LLC has acquired BerganKDV, the companies announced recently.
BerganKDV's 600 employees, located in Cedar Rapids, Coralville and Des Moines,...
Builders urge Congress to ease housing affordability crisis
More than 700 builders, remodelers and associates engaged in all facets of residential construction marched on Capitol Hill on June 7 to call on...
Iowa ABI’s Taking Care of Business Conference coming to Cedar Rapids
The Iowa Association of Business and Industry’s (ABI) 2023 Taking Care of Business Conference will be held June 14-15 at the DoubleTree by Hilton...
SimplSupport wins $15,000 at UI Venture School Launch Day
SimplSupport, a company founded by Lori Palmer that allows people to find individualized and customizable nursing care and support on their terms, won first place...
Van Meter’s Lura McBride named 2023 NAED Trailblazer
tED Magazine, a publication for electrical distributors, announced June 8 that Van Meter president and CEO Lura McBride has been named the 2023 National...