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BODYARMOR secures naming rights for Coral Ridge ice rink
The Rink at Coral Ridge has been renamed the BODYARMOR Ice Rink under a new naming rights partnership between BODYARMOR Sports Drink and Oak View Group, the venue manager for Xtream Arena, GreenState Family Fieldhouse and the rink. The 10-year…
Application deadline extended for Choose Iowa Dairy Innovation Grant Program
Dairy farmers have two extra weeks to apply for the Choose Iowa Dairy Innovation Grant…

Hiawatha telecom firm BDC Group closing, lays off 35 workers
BDC Group Inc., a Hiawatha telecom firm founded in 2015, has laid off 35 employees…

Investors sue ADM after company placed CFO on leave amid accounting probe, SEC investigation
A group of investors has moved to sue Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) after the company…

Storey Kenworthy | Workspace announces leadership transition, succession plan
John Kenworthy, the current CEO of Storey Kenworthy | Workspace, announced to employees earlier this…

Per Mar Security Services acquiring Chicago-area Global Security Group
Per Mar Security Services, the largest family-owned, full-service security company in the Midwest, has acquired…

BAE Systems’ military GPS navigation technology reaches development milestone
BAE Systems’ program to design and manufacture an advanced military GPS receiver and next-generation semiconductor…

Mercy Iowa City officially transitioned to University of Iowa Health Care
*Editor’s note: CBJ reporter Annie Barkalow is on-site today, Jan. 31, as the Mercy Iowa…

Alro Steel location in Cedar Rapids officially opens
Alro Steel has officially announced the opening of its new location at 9620 Earhart Lane…

TLC Associates announces rebranding change to TLCx
TLC Associates, a customer experience (CX) outsourcing provider founded in 2007 by Thomas Cardella, has…

GreatAmerica Employee Advised Fund awards grants to 16 nonprofit organizations
GreatAmerica Financial Services has announced that its Employee Advised Fund completed its $500k annual pledge…

Meth-Wick appoints Kathy Horan as new chief executive officer
The Meth-Wick Community in Cedar Rapids has announced the appointment of Kathy Horan as its…

Swamp Fox Bookstore moving to Uptown Marion in February
Swamp Fox Bookstore has begun its move to a new location at 1375 7th Ave.,…

Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival announces new food event: Freedom FEASTival
The Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival has unveiled the Freedom FEASTival, a new food-based event in…

Country-themed bar to bring boot-scootin’ beverages, dancing to Iowa City
The Iowa City Downtown District announced Jan. 29 that a country-themed bar is making its…

The Daily Iowan acquires Mount Vernon, Solon newspapers
Nationally recognized student publication, The Daily Iowan, has acquired the Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun and the…
