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GreatAmerica acquires Heritage Bank, applies to establish national bank

GreatAmerica Holdings Inc., the parent company of GreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation, announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Heritage Bank and has filed an application to establish a national bank. The acquisition of Heritage Bank, an Iowa state-chartered…

Entire Queen Anne Victorian home moved to new location

After 131 years at its North Liberty location, a Queen Anne Victorian home made the…

Goodwin House Moving of Washington, Iowa, navigates a roundabout in North Liberty as the Queen Anne Victorian home starts its trek on Tuesday, June 13. CREDIT CINDY HADISH

IowaWORKS to replace Teach Iowa as main outlet for listing education jobs

Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) and the Iowa Department of Education are launching a statewide outreach…

Iowa WorkForce Development

CBJ panelists share views on economic developments, trends

Panelists representing a broad cross-section of the area’s economic community participated in a panel discussion…

CBJ Mid-Year Economic Review panel

New Aldi store headed to North Liberty

Supermarket retail chain Aldi is looking to grow its presence in the Corridor by building…

North Liberty is advancing a plan to bring Aldi to the city. CREDIT NORTH LIBERTY CITY COUNCIL

7 key takeaways with Debi Durham at EntreFEST

EntreFEST 2023, a two-day conference held around Iowa City featuring local and statewide entrepreneurs, began…

IEDA and IFA Director Debi Durham speaks on the Iowa Innovation podcast in front of a live crowd to begin EntreFEST 2023. CREDIT NEWBOCO

UFG Surety names Holmes Murphy 2022 Surety Agency of the Year

Cedar Rapids UFG Surety has named Des Moines-based insurance brokerage Holmes Murphy & Associates as…

Holmes Murphy

Transamerica, Tata set to end partnership

Transamerica and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) have mutually agreed to end their partnership, representatives from…

Transamerica

First MainStreet Insurance acquires four new agencies

First MainStreet Insurance, an affiliate of TrueNorth Companies, has acquired four new agencies. Lauer &…

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Nominations open for Iowa Women of Achievement Awards

Nominations are open for the 2023 Iowa Women of Achievement Awards presented by Women Lead…

Women Lead Change

Wealth management firm Creative Planning acquires BerganKDV

Kansas City-based investment advisor Creative Planning LLC has acquired BerganKDV, the companies announced recently. BerganKDV’s…

Builders urge Congress to ease housing affordability crisis

More than 700 builders, remodelers and associates engaged in all facets of residential construction marched…

Iowa ABI’s Taking Care of Business Conference coming to Cedar Rapids

The Iowa Association of Business and Industry’s (ABI) 2023 Taking Care of Business Conference will…

Iowa ABI survey

SimplSupport wins $15,000 at UI Venture School Launch Day

SimplSupport, a company founded by Lori Palmer that allows people to find individualized and customizable nursing…

SimplSupport won $15,000 at the UI Venture School Launch Day on June 8. CREDIT DARREN MILLER

Van Meter’s Lura McBride named 2023 NAED Trailblazer

tED Magazine, a publication for electrical distributors, announced June 8 that Van Meter president and…

Lura McBride, Van Meter

Urban Acres provides grocery shoppers with $6,000 in gift cards

As part of Urban Acres Real Estate’s “It’s So Refreshing” campaign and the launch of…

Urban Acres gift card giveaway