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Headshot of new CRST President and CEO Mike Gannon. CREDIT CRST

CRST president, CEO Mike Gannon discusses trucking company’s past, present and future

It’s become a tradition of sorts for CRST to be named the Corridor Business Journal’s Largest Privately Held Company. The Cedar Rapids-based trucking firm has topped the CBJ’s LPH list every time it’s been published — in 2012, 2014, 2016,…

Best Business Leader: Duane Smith

BEST BUSINESS LEADER Duane Smith Executive Chairman, TrueNorth Companies 1st Runner Up: Lura McBride, President &…

Best Local ISP: Mediacom

Seven-time Best Local Internet Service Provider Mediacom is on a roll, with four back-to-back wins…

Basepoint Wealth extending reach to Des Moines

Basepoint Wealth, a fee-only wealth management firm based in Cedar Rapids, IA has acquired Charter…

Best Business Consulting: RSM US LLP

A CBJ Best of Hall of Fame member for Best Accounting Firm, RSM US LLP…

Best Residential Realty Company: Skogman Realty

Skogman tops the list of award recipients this year, with honors in five different categories…

UnityPoint Health and Western Home Services to build new memory care community

UnityPoint Health-Cedar Rapids and Western Home Services in Cedar Falls, are partnering to build a…

Sister organizations volunteer to make foot covers for homeless

A Cedar Rapids-based nonprofit that served 40,000 local homeless people last year will be a…

Olivet Neighborhood Misison

YMCA Stoney Point facility sold to Antioch Christian Church

Skogman Commercial Group announced today the sale of the Stoney Point YMCA, located at 300…

Stoney Point YMCA

Iowa’s unemployment rate increases to 4% in June

Iowa’s unemployment rate rose slightly to 4% in June from 3.9% in May. The state’s…

Iowa jobless rate

Downtown IC Annual Sidewalk Sales run through this weekend

Celebrating its 53rd year, Downtown Iowa City’s Annual Sidewalk Sales begin today and runs through…

Downtown Iowa City’s Annual Sidewalk Sales. CREDIT IOWA CITY DOWNTOWN DISTRICT

New sports bar heading to Iowa River Landing

Iowa River Landing, located off Interstate 80 in Coralville, will be home to a new…

Diversity Straight Up: Being mindful of the bigger picture

In the latest episode of CBJ podcast, “Diversity Straight Up,” hosts Sarika Bhakta and Anthony…

Cedar Rapids council approves preliminary incentive plan for Terex site redevelopment

In the midst of an ongoing push for affordable housing in Cedar Rapids, the city…

Bever Woods neighborhood considered for National Register

A southeast Cedar Rapids neighborhood is being considered for the National Register of Historic Places.…

Bever Woods Grande Avenue

Stride opens new autism center in Hiawatha

Stride Autism Centers, a provider of evidence-based therapy for children with autism, has opened a…