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Integrated DNA Technologies, Hamilton partner to automate next-gen sequencing workflows
Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) has announced a global partnership with Hamilton, a company specializing in precision laboratory automation, to streamline next generation sequencing (NGS) workflows for researchers worldwide. According to a release, the collaboration will combine IDT’s customizable sequencing tools…
Nordstrom board adopts ‘poison pill’ to fend off potential takeover
In the wake of a Mexican upscale retailer’s move to purchase 9.9% of Nordstrom’s stock,…
Rexco Equipment acquires JP Scherrman equipment dealer
Rexco Equipment, a heavy and compact construction equipment dealer headquartered in Cedar Rapids, has acquired…
First Interstate Bank raises minimum wage to $17 per hour
First Interstate Bank is raising the minimum hourly wage for all employees from $15 to…
Nordstrom to lay off more than 200 Cedar Rapids workers
Nordstrom plans to lay off more than 200 workers at its warehouse and distribution center…
Workforce Innovation leaders honored at Kirkwood
Local companies leading the way in workforce innovation were honored Sept. 21 during an awards…
University of Iowa researchers help discover 60 new autism genes
Scientists at the University of Iowa contributed to a study published in Nature Genetics that…
Linn County wins national communication award
Linn County’s communications department won the City-County Communications and Marketing Association (3CMA) Award of Excellence…
Johnson County inclusive economic plan focuses on BIPOC-owned businesses
An Inclusive Economic Development plan by Astig Planning is looking to uplift minority-owned businesses in…
Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation approves more than $1.8M in grants
The Board of Directors of the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation recently approved $1.84 million…
Hometown Pride program to provide community coaching to five Iowa towns
A new partnership between the East Central Iowa Council of Governments (ECICOG) and Keep Iowa…
Iowa Women’s Foundation announces $3 million Legacy Fund
The Iowa Women’s Foundation (IWF) is launching the public phase of a campaign that will…
Corridor businesses, leaders named Prometheus Awards finalists
Businesses and influential figures throughout the Corridor are finalists for the 2022 Prometheus Awards, presented…
PepsiCo, ADM agree to regenerative agriculture partnership
PepsiCo and Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) agreed to a seven and a half year strategic commercial agreement…
Steel Therapeutics completes first steps for Fizurex FDA approval
North Liberty-based Steel Therapeutics, an early stage pharmarceutical company focused on increasing access to compounded…
Honkamp Krueger acquires Gosling & Company
Honkamp Krueger & Co., P.C. (HK) will acquire Gosling & Company, P.C.’s Cedar Falls and…
