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Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa’s vice president of education, Nate Klein.

Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa’s Klein recipient of national Rising Star award

Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa’s vice president of education, Nate Klein, has been named a recipient of the national JA USA Rising Star Award. The honor recognizes emerging leaders within the network who demonstrate leadership, impact and commitment to the…

Newsmakers: Trucking industry’s bumpy road

JUL 5 You’ve likely noticed that delivery of many consumer and business materials is taking…

Newsmakers: More work, fewer hands

JUN 7 It’s no secret that employers have struggled with workforce issues over the past…

Newsmakers: UIHC resubmits application for North Liberty facility

MAY 31 University of Iowa Health Care officials are again requesting permission to build a…

Newsmakers: ‘We can’t win for losing’

MAY 24 When the Centers for Disease Control opened the floodgates May 13 to vaccinated…

Newsmakers: Retail returns

APR 26 At the bustling Coral Ridge Mall, hungry shoppers queued more than a dozen…

Newsmakers: Organizers cautiously optimistic about return of summer events

APR 12 Contracts had already been finalized for the Marion Arts Festival last March when…

Newsmakers: Eco Lips announces acquisition of Bug Soother

APR 12 Cedar Rapids-based organic lip care manufacturer Eco Lips is acquiring Simply Soothing, a…

Newsmakers: Return to the office?

MAR 29 For certain industries — manufacturing, food production, hospitality and health care, to name…

Newsmakers: Shopping ahead

MAR 1 With online grocery sales projected to reach $250 billion by 2025, Corridor stores…

Newsmakers: Banks rally to the rescue — again

FEB 1 Last year, the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program issued 5.1 million…

Newsmakers: Residential rebound

JAN 11 Corridor residential developers and city planners enter 2021 cautiously optimistic after weathering months…

Local restaurants donate food to Souper Bowl fundraiser

The Domestic Violence Intervention Program (DVIP)’s 25th Anniversary Souper Bowl fundraiser will be held from…

Economic Alliance unveils local business list for last-minute gifts

The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance is offering shoppers a go-to list of places to…

Carlyle acquiring Cedar Rapids-based Involta

Global investment firm Carlyle announced Dec. 22 that funds managed by Carlyle have agreed to…

Involta data center

Integrated DNA Technologies wins Most Innovative New Product award

Coralville-based Integrated DNA Technologies won the Gold Award for Most Innovative New Product in the…