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Vermeer Corporation team members pose with their Coolest Thing Made in Iowa trophy during the Iowa Association of Business & Industry (ABI) annual conference in Davenport. Front row, from left, are: Vermeer team members: Kent Thompson, R&D senior engineering manager; Stan Fynaardt, assembler III; Terry Patterson, assembler II; and Mindi Vanden Bosch, vice president of operations. Back row, from left, are: MidWestOne CEO Chip Reese and ABI President Mike Ralston. CREDIT IOWA ASSOCIATION OF BUSINESS & INDUSTRY

Nominations open for 2025 Coolest Thing Made in Iowa competition

The 2025 Coolest Thing Made in Iowa competition is kicking off this week with nominations open now through April 18. The annual event –...
Integrated DNA Technologies. CREDIT IDT

IDT partners with Elegen to offer faster, more complex DNA synthesis

Coralville-based Integrated DNA Technologies, a global leader in genomics solutions, has joined forces with Elegen, a leader in next-generation DNA manufacturing, to provide researchers...
USS Iowa submarine

Crystal Group sponsors University of Iowa student to attend USS Iowa commissioning

Current University of Iowa student and U.S. Navy veteran Thomas Lutz will attend the commissioning ceremony of the USS Iowa April 5 as a...
Barbra Solberg Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance Chamber leadership

Solberg selected for U.S. Chamber leadership program

Barbra Solberg, public policy strategist of the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance, has been selected to participate in the eleventh cohort of The U.S....

University of Iowa computer science professors earn NSF CAREER awards

Two assistant professors in the University of Iowa’s Department of Computer Science have received the National Science Foundation’s prestigious CAREER awards, a recognition that...
Cedar Valley Humane Society groundbreaking

Cedar Valley Humane Society breaks ground on expansion of new Adoption Center

The Cedar Valley Humane Society (CVHS) has broken ground on the next phase of its ongoing construction project. According to a release, the project will...

Amperage Marketing + Fundraising announces rebrand

Amperage Marketing + Fundraising has announced a rebrand that includes a new brand identity with an “evolved brand story,” as stated in a news...

IEDA approves grants, financial incentives for Herbert Hoover Museum, Ingredion expansion

On Friday, the Iowa Economic Development Authority Board approved financial incentives for businesses in Ankeny and Cedar Rapids that are expected to create 16...
Infinity Cedar Rapids office

Infinity announces plans to hire for 100 new positions

Infinity, an inside sales and customer service agency with headquarters offices in Cedar Rapids and Michigan, has announced plans to hire for more than...

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