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2025 Forty Under 40: Torri Freese
Torri Freese Key Account Manager II | Alliant Energy | AGE: 34 Family: Husband John and kids Millie (2) and Thomas (16 months) Residence: Cedar Rapids Hometown: Earlville Education: Bachelor’s degree in business administration and sales & marketing from AIB…
Mercy Iowa City updates masking, visitor policies
Mercy Iowa City is reinstating its universal masking and revised visitor restriction policy related to…
CBJ Newsmakers: North Liberty eyes affordable housing, brewery developments
This story is a part of the CBJ’s Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up from the…
CRST opens divisional headquarters in Alabama
Cedar Rapids-based freight company CRST The Transporatation Solution opened a 23,000-square-foot facility spanning more than…
Indoor golf simulator facility opens in the Czech Village
Ringer Golf has joined the Czech Village district in Cedar Rapids, offering a year-round golf…
CR nonprofit receives thousands in UScellular donation
UScellular has donated $15,000 to the Cedar Rapids Iowa Humane Alliance and $10,000 to the…
Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity receives International Paper grant
The International Paper Foundation has awarded an $8,000 grant to Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity…
NAR forecasts 4.78 million existing-home sales, stable prices in 2023
Lawrence Yun, chief economist and senior vice president of research for the National Association of…
NAHB report: Builder confidence declined every month in 2022
High mortgage rates, elevated construction costs running well above the inflation rate, and flagging consumer…
Pearson lays off 50 employees in Iowa City
Pearson Education has cut 50 jobs in Iowa City, according to a WARN Act filing.…
33 organizations, two in the Corridor, receive Iowa Tourism Grants
The Iowa Tourism Office announced $299,200 in Iowa Tourism Grants to 33 organizations around the…
IDT acquires next-gen research assays from Invitae Corporation
Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) is investing in next generation sequencing (NGS) research assays from Invitae…
CBJ Newsmakers: Marion’s main artery reopens to traffic as project continues
This story is a part of the CBJ’s Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up from the…
First Interstate Bank collects, donates thousands of clothing items
Team members from First Interstate Bank in Cedar Rapids recently collected and donated 12,232 clothing…
Whirlpool Corporation named to Dow Jones Sustainability World Index
Whirlpool Corporation was named to the 2022 Dow Jones Sustainability World Index on Dec. 12,…
Iowa City Public Works named in Dezeen’s top 10 US architecture projects
Dezeen, an architecture and design magazine, named Iowa City’s Public Works building in its top…
