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QCR Holdings posts $25.8M in net income for Q1
QCR Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust (CRBT), announced net income of $25.8 million, and diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.52, for the first quarter of 2025. In a Tuesday, April 22, earnings release, QCR said…
Federal disaster assistance extended to 10 Iowa counties
Homeowners and renters in 10 more Iowa counties may now apply for FEMA Individual Assistance…
TrueNorth names Mertz vice president of benefits division
By CBJ News Staff [email protected] TrueNorth announces that Benefits Principal and Practice Leader Kyle Mertz…
Hotel report shows dire numbers since start of pandemic
CHART: The percent of hotel rooms booked two weeks before Labor Day dropped dramatically from…

ProCircular secures 2020’s Fastest Growing title
By Katharine Carlon [email protected] Aaron Warner learned a valuable lesson from his former boss, Integrated…

MEDCO launches loan program for businesses
By CBJ News Staff [email protected] Marion Economic Development Corp. has partnered with three community banks…

Veridian names Christoffer as its new CEO, president
Renee Christoffer. CREDIT: Veridian By CBJ News Staff [email protected] Veridian Credit Union has named Renee…

Alex Taylor named managing director of ISA
IMAGE: Alex Taylor By CBJ News Staff [email protected] Alex Taylor has been named the new…

Reynolds closes bars as COVID numbers jump
Gov. Kim Reynolds closes bars in six counties following increase in COVID cases. CREDIT KCRG…

Tom Cilek’s New Best Friend: John Lohman
If you’ve been in the Corridor business community for even a short time, you already…

RMHC-EIWI names Greene new executive director
Shannon Greene By CBJ News Staff [email protected] The Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern Iowa…

Duane Arnold to stay shuttered following derecho
An aerial view of the Duane Arnold Energy Center in Palo, with the cooling towers…

Project ReConnect aims to bring power back to customers
By CBJ News Staff [email protected] In the wake of the Aug. 10 derecho, a community…

General Mills awarded tax credits for CR plant upgrades
The General Mills production facility in Cedar Rapids. CREDIT KCRG-TV9 By CBJ News Staff [email protected]…

Expanding entrepreneurship: Empower by GoDaddy going Corridor-wide
Jermaine Wilson prepares to hit the streets for his Jay’s Water Ice business in Cedar…

Floral entrepreneur takes big risk on pandemic pivot
By Katharine Carlon [email protected] Entrepreneur Allison Krivachek spent three years building her Tiffin-based floral operation…
