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Gonder to retire as Bankers Trust Eastern Iowa market president, Heideman named successor

Bankers Trust announced Friday, Sept. 26, that Eastern Iowa Market President Jack Gonder will retire Jan. 2, 2026, with Senior Vice President Curt Heideman set to succeed him in the role. Mr. Heideman, who currently serves as senior vice president…

Integrated DNA Technologies debuts collab network

Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) has launched the Collab Network Program, an inaugural program between next…

IDT has launched the Collab Network Program to ramp up scientific discovery. CREDIT IDT

ADM takes steps to protect South American ecosystems

Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) company, recently named a best-managed company in the U.S. by the Wall Street…

ADM's Cedar Rapids plant. CREDIT CBJ

Johnson County supervisor to open soul food restaurant

Johnson County Board of Supervisors Chair Royceann Porter is opening a soul food restaurant. According…

Cedar Rapids Restaurant Week brings back specialty menus

The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance is bringing back popular, exclusive features during its 2023…

Is 3D printing the future of home construction?

3D printing, considered cutting-edge technology a decade ago, is moving well beyond desktop units printing…

Alquist 3D home printing 1

Moxie employees start again with True Solar Iowa

Just one day after New Moxie Solar closed its doors, a new business entity called…

True Solar Iowa says they won't exponentially grow like Moxie Solar, but some people are wary of the company's sudden introduction into the solar marketplace. CREDIT TRUE SOLAR IOWA

GoDaddy laying off 8% of global workforce

GoDaddy is laying off 8% of its global workforce as the domain registrar and hosting…

GoDaddy Hiawatha

Bed Bath & Beyond closing stores in Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Sioux City

Bed Bath & Beyond has announced plans to close its stores in Cedar Rapids, Davenport…

Bed Bath & Beyond Cedar Rapids

Ethanol executive: Carbon capture might be ‘life or death’ for producers

An increasing demand for low-carbon fuels will imperil ethanol producers unless there is widespread adoption…

Monte Shaw Iowa Renewable Fuels Association

Public hearing set for MidAmerican’s Wind PRIME project

A public hearing has been set for later this month to review MidAmerican Energy’s proposed…

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Medtech companies merge to form Perspective Therapeutics

Coralville-based Viewpoint Molecular Targeting has formally merged with Isoray Inc. out of Richland, Washington to…

Perspective Therapeutics has formed following a merger between Coralville-based Viewpoint Molecular Targeting and Isoray Inc. in Washington. CREDIT PERSPECTIVE THERAPEUTICS

Moxie Solar owner Jason Hall faces legion of lawsuits

In the aftermath of Moxie Solar closing its doors, lawsuits are progressing throughout the Iowa…

Moxie Solar's headquarters sits abandoned as former CEO Jason Hall faces legal uncertainty. CREDIT NOAH TONG

Design & Construction Week attracts record-breaking attendance

Over 200,000 housing and design professionals flocked to Las Vegas for the 10th annual Design…

Homeownership rate at 65.9%, essentially unchanged, for fourth quarter of 2022

The Census Bureau’s most recent Housing Vacancy Survey (CPS/HVS) reported the U.S. homeownership rate at…

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Women Lead Change to host high performance workshop

Women Lead Change (WLC), an organization dedicated to the development, advancement and promotion of women,…

Lauren Hodges