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2025 Forty Under 40: Murphy Quint
Murphy Quint Master Blender and Director of Operations | Cedar Ridge | AGE: 37 Family: Wife and three children Residence: Fairfax Hometown: Cedar Rapids Education: Kirkwood Community College — liberal arts Who do you consider your local mentors? Melvin Matteson…
Alliant Energy names Barton as president, chief operating officer
Alliant Energy has named Lisa Barton to the newly-created role of president and chief operating…

Join the Speak Tank competition at WLC conference
Women Lead Change is hosting a new concept called Speak Tank at its 2023 Women…

Gov. Reynolds expands Registered Apprenticeship grants in health care
During the Condition of the State address on Jan. 10, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced a…
Avelo Airlines temporarily relocates Dubuque flights to Cedar Rapids
Avelo Airlines said Jan. 11 it is temporarily relocating its Dubuque Regional Airport flights to…

ImOn to acquire Sioux City broadband provider FiberComm
ImOn Communications has announced plans to acquire FiberComm, a Sioux City-based provider of broadband and…

Climate tech accelerator accepts IC-based ocean energy company
Iowa City startup Laminar Scientific is one of eight selected companies for a new Tampa…

Travero unveils recycling solution for wind turbine blades
A new Iowa business is launching an innovative way to recycle wind turbine blades that…

WARN notice: Grit Delivers closing in Iowa City
A Workforce Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act filing Jan. 4 shows Grit Delivers has laid…

ICDD offering concierge shopping for Valentine’s Day
The Iowa City Downtown District has added complimentary concierge shopping to their core retail services…
Whirlpool named among America’s most JUST companies for 2023
Whirlpool Corp. has been recognized as one of America’s most JUST companies in the annual…

CBJ Newsmakers: Diversity Market transformation
This story is a part of the CBJ’s Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up from the…
Hardacre Theater, Public Space One, local artist wins state grants
Cedar County’s Hardacre Theater, Iowa City’s Public Space One and Cedar Rapids hip-hop artist Antonio…

Wisconsin-based company seizes on Iowa’s truck driver grant
Neenah, Wisconsin-based J.J. Keller & Associates is looking to help Iowa employers train its truck…

Iowa Interstate Railroad plans new transloading facility at Iowa City Industrial Campus
Iowa Interstate Railroad, LLC (IAIS), based in Cedar Rapids, has purchased approximately 30 acres at…

Kate Moreland undertakes well-being venture
Open the door and invest in yourself. That’s one of the first messages displayed on…






