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UScellular to cut 232 positions in Corridor, nearly 500 positions in Iowa
Wireless phone service provider UScellular will cut 232 positions in the Corridor and nearly 500 positions in Iowa overall, according to notifications posted to the Iowa Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act website. The company on Tuesday announced plans…
FSB keeps it neighborly
Brothers Gene Neighbor, FSB president and CEO, Doug Neighbor, vice chairman, and Kent Neighbor, chairman,…

Corridor community banks not ready for ‘endangered’ list
By Dave DeWitte [email protected] Small community banks are hanging on in the Corridor, despite…

Builders question cost of proposed CR topsoil policy
Houses under development on the southwest side of Cedar Rapids, shown on a recent morning.…

Community Financial Corp. in bid to acquire Linn County State Bank
The Linn County State Bank branch at 1295 Blairs Ferry Road, Marion. By Dave DeWitte…

Lock that data up
Loras Evan of RSM US LLP discusses cybersecurity during the CBJ’s Nov. 4 Power Breakfast.…

Pitching for practice pays off at Innovation EXPO
Budding entrepreneurs gain valuable feedback at Innovation EXPO’s Pitch & Grow session By Dave DeWitte…

Iowa Fashion Project launches in style
Iowa Fashion Project co-founders Simeon Talley and Amanda Lesmeister stand outside FilmScene before the Red…

CBJ recognizes Forty Under 40
The annual Forty under 40 awards recognize forty leaders under the age of 40 who are…

Sale means changes for GE employees in CR
Some GE Capital operations in Cedar Rapids to join Wells Fargo By Dave DeWitte [email protected]…

TMone shakeup launches ‘Mass Markets’
By Chase Castle [email protected] Editor’s Note: A previous version of this article misstated Mr. Marlowe’s…

‘Next Issue Media’ turns new page in Coralville
By Chase Castle [email protected] A digital magazine company will open its doors this week…

Corridor merchants wait on EMV upgrades
By Chase Castle [email protected] A new measure intended to fight payment card fraud went into…

Marion startup offers place to ‘stitch together’
By Dave DeWitte [email protected] Stitch Together Needle Arts Studio isn’t just the name of…

Businesses prep for Johnson County wage hike
By Chase Castle [email protected] As the Johnson County Board of Supervisors begins to notify…

Outfox escape room encourages teamwork
By Angela Holmes [email protected] CORALVILLE—Who would you want to be with if you were locked…
