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Exclusive: Whirlpool sells Amana plant as leasebacks rise

Whirlpool has sold its Amana plant to a third party in a move it said will "optimize its real estate portfolio." CREDIT WHIRLPOOL Industrial sale...

Heavy demand, disruptions keep appliance customers waiting

Retailers are having difficulty keeping up with an onslaught of customer demand for appliances, particularly refrigerators and washing machines, as the industry recovers from...

Bar owners sound off on shutdown impacts: ‘We are being crushed’

DC's on Iowa City's Pedestrian Mall was serving customers the night of Sept. 30. But bar owners that do not serve food have been...

IDx rebrands to lead AI health care revolution

3Derm co-founders Liz Asai and Elliot Swart have joined newly-renamed Digital Diagnostics as the company's vice president of dermatology and chief architect, respectively. Digital...

New hockey franchise promises moneymaking draw for the Corridor

By Katharine Carlon katharine@corridorbusiness.com Based on his history taking the Newfoundland Growlers to the 2019 Kelly Cup ECHL Championship in the team’s first year on the...

Alliant subsidiary acquires Hybrid Transit Systems

Hybrid Transit System's Cedar Rapids headquarters. PHOTO BRIAN DRAEGGER   By Katharine Carlon katharine@corridorbusiness.com Alliant Energy Transportation and Hybrid Transit Systems have joined forc­es in what leaders describe...

In good hands for five generations

Charlie and Bill Nusser, with Bill Nusser's sister, Anne Rizzo, the store's comptroller, represent the fourth and fifth generations to own and operate 164-year-old...

Riverfront Crossings sees development rush

Development activity, interest picking up at south end of IC’s Riverfront Crossings district, including at 1301@The Crossings, shown above. PHOTO KATHARINE CARLON   By Katharine Carlon katharine@corridorbusiness.com When...

Oasis founders honored with immigrant business award

When they opened Oasis Falafel nearly 14 years ago, Naftaly Stramer and Ofer Sivan hoped to successfully blend their home and adopted countries together....

ISA alum Apartment Ocean finds success with chatbots

Nick Kljaic (left) and Junjie Shi created the leading real estate chatbot business now known as Apartment Ocean while living in Cedar Rapids and...

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