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Vermeer Corporation team members pose with their Coolest Thing Made in Iowa trophy during the Iowa Association of Business & Industry (ABI) annual conference in Davenport. Front row, from left, are: Vermeer team members: Kent Thompson, R&D senior engineering manager; Stan Fynaardt, assembler III; Terry Patterson, assembler II; and Mindi Vanden Bosch, vice president of operations. Back row, from left, are: MidWestOne CEO Chip Reese and ABI President Mike Ralston. CREDIT IOWA ASSOCIATION OF BUSINESS & INDUSTRY

Coolest Thing Made in Iowa nominees announced

The Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) has announced the nominees for its 2025 Coolest Thing Made in Iowa contest. The annual competition, now in its second year, is sponsored by MidWestOne Bank and aims to showcase products manufactured…

Diversity Straight Up: Bringing your whole self to work

Jeff Disterhoft talks leadership and privilege with Diversity Straight Up hosts Sarika Bhakta and Anthony…

2020 Vision: Forecasting this year’s business trends

Compiled by CBJ News Staff [email protected] In early December, we asked roughly two-dozen leaders from…

Sustainability built-in at Iowa’s first cohousing development

A group of Prairie Hill residents takes time out of their Saturday morning activities for…

Real Success with Nate Kaeding: Jessica Schamberger

Sponsored by MidWestOne Bank, this is the latest edition of the CBJ’s new podcast feature…

United brings premium flight experience to CID

United’s new two-cabin Bombardier CRJ-550 service between the Eastern Iowa Airport and Chicago offers what…

Healthy exploration: Wellness travel comes to the Corridor

Aimee Langlas of Travel Leaders / Destinations Unlimited rides a zipline during a trip to…

Duane Smith is 2019’s Most Influential

TrueNorth Companies CEO Duane Smith, shown in his Cedar Rapids office, has led the company…

Tom Cilek’s New Best Friend: Kelly Hayworth

If you’ve been in the Corridor business community for even a short time, you already…

High fiber: Enseva bringing Hiawatha firms top data speeds

A contractor installs fiber optic cable for Enseva that will cross under I-380 to the…

Lion Development baking up big plans for Pizza Ranches

Outside the North Liberty Pizza Ranch, where renovations have begun. The space is expected to…

Navigating the ESOP maze

By Dave DeWitte [email protected] Transferring a company’s ownership from a private owner to employees through…

Two new ‘seeds’ taking root in Johnson County

Local leaders preparing to launch seed fund, matching loan program in 2020. By Katharine Carlon…

Medtech for the masses

UnityPoint leaders and Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance ambassadors help cut the ribbon on generate…

Real Success with Nate Kaeding: Gary Rozek

Gary Rozek talks with Nate Kaeding during a recent recording session at the CBJ Studios…

Amazon’s coming to town

By Katharine Carlon [email protected] Economic development officials say an Amazon “last mile” fulfillment center coming…