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USA TODAY recognizes TrueNorth as top workplace

TrueNorth Companies, L.C. has been recognized as a 2025 USA TODAY Top Workplaces winner and received national Top Workplaces Culture Excellence awards in four categories, the company announced Tuesday in a news release. The Top Workplaces awards honor organizations with…

Prospect Meadows throws out its first pitch

Supporters throw out the first pitch during opening ceremonies for the $13 million Phase One…

Real Success with Nate Kaeding: Lisa Bluder

UI women’s basketball coach Lisa Bluder on the sidelines during a UI women’s basketball game.…

Untangling the future of technology

Shive-Hattery’s Matthew Krenz takes attendee Amy Belice through a virtual demonstration world at the CBJ’s…

NL startup makes scoring the complex simple

Screenshots of OSCAR, the flagship platform from MZ Development. CREDIT MZD   By Katharine Carlon…

Can beer save Iowa’s small towns?

Microbreweries surface as latest strategy for struggling Main Streets By Dave DeWitte [email protected] CENTRAL CITY—In…

Blockbuster project arrives for CR’s ‘Banjo block’

A rendering showing the proposed Banjo block project in downtown Cedar Rapids. Council members hailed…

Iowa’s newest regent offers thoughts on road ahead

David Barker, speaking at West Bank’s May 1 education forum in Coralville. PHOTO ADAM MOORE…

Great Western Bank putting down roots in CR

Melissa Schooley and Dave Parmley stand in front of Great Western Bank’s newest branch, set…

A season for bank rebrandings

The new Hills Bank logo on display in North Liberty.   By Katharine Carlon [email protected]

Steampunk art gives Zeppelins its distinctive flavor

Business partner Abby Luther shows off the 24-foot-long steampunk art installation in the private dining…

UICCU Wealth Management team leaves to start rival firm

University of Iowa Community Credit Union headquarters in North Liberty. CREDIT DESIGN ENGINEERS   By…

Real Success with Nate Kaeding: Tony Bedard

Frontier Co-op’s Tony Bedard talks with Nate about lessons learned from sports and leadership during…

(Un)Hired Help: What employees really want

In today’s war for talent, tech startups and corporate giants are redefining the recruitment game…

Ernst talks tariffs at trade-focused town hall

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst defended President Donald Trump’s trade negotiation style and expressed optimism about…

UFG moves into unique downtown CR tower

The renovated and expanded American Building at First Avenue and Second Street SE, shown from…