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NERD STEM Box wins Iowa JPEC Startup Incubator Demo Day
Iowa City innovator and entrepreneur Dasia Taylor and her venture, NERD STEM Box, took first place and $3,500 at the University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (Iowa JPEC) Startup Incubator Summer Track Demo Day on Aug. 7 at MERGE…
Kinzler Construction Services acquires WD Door
Kinzler Construction Services announced its acquisition of WD Door, an overhead door and operator company…
SBA approves $18.3M in Iowa small business loans in December
The U.S. Small Business Administration backed 37 loans for $18.3 million to Iowa businesses in…
Deere worker investigation ends, no criminal charges filed
No criminal charges will be filed for an incident surrounding a United Auto Workers union…
Iowa Leading Indicators Index continued to climb in November
The Iowa Leading Indicators Index (ILII), used by state officials to forecast tax revenues, increased…
Tallgrass Business Resources merges with Storey Kenworthy
Tallgrass Business Resources, with locations in Coralville, Cedar Rapids and Davenport, is joining the Storey…
Raining Rose purchases Color Web Printers facility for warehouse
Raining Rose, the Cedar Rapids-based personal care product manufacturer, announced today that it has purchased…
Kirkwood residential construction course for women launches Jan. 8
Kirkwood Community College, in partnership with Iowa City Neighborhood and Development Services, has announced it…
ISU researchers expanding study of landlords, rental housing markets
Just as a landlord’s decisions during and following a disaster affect their tenants, they also…
NAHB: Private residential spending rises in November
An analysis of Census Construction Spending data by the National Association of Home Builders, released…
Batteries Included in Swisher signs on as U-Haul dealer
U-Haul Company of Iowa, Inc. has announced that Batteries Included has signed on as a…
Trent Tillman to succeed Jason Smith as TrueNorth Companies president
Trent Tillman has been named president of TrueNorth Companies in Cedar Rapids, company officials announced…
Marion company receives one of Iowa’s first Industry 4.0 grants
As president of Marion-based Woodcrafters Inc., Dan Sanderson is always working to use his 25…
General Dynamics Information Technology opens new geospatial innovation center
General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), a business unit of General Dynamics with operations in Coralville,…
Procter & Gamble Beauty Care continues innovation and sustainability efforts, seeking innovative team members
Procter & Gamble’s Iowa City Beauty Care plant is focused on the future. Two years…
Johnson County Board of Supervisors appoints Porter as new chairperson
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors addressed a number of organizational issues for 2022 in…
