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UScellular to lay off 4,100 employees in June

Wireless phone provider UScellular plans to lay off an estimated 4,100 workers nationwide as part of its acquisition by T-Mobile, including workers at several company-owned stores in Iowa. In a March 26 letter to James Clopton, program manager with the…

Ainsworth’s Four Corners to close after 55 years

By Emery Styron [email protected] If you travel U.S. 218 in Washington County, you’ll still find…

Corvida Medical nears finish line

By Dave DeWitte [email protected] For Jared Garfield and John Slump, founders of Coralville-based Corvida Medical,…

Old town Coralville welcomes new tenants

By Chase Castle [email protected] Developers behind mixed-use buildings that opened in an historic part of…

ISE opens learning ‘garage’ for high schoolers

By Chase Castle [email protected]   A software developer in Coralville this month wrapped up a…

ISA kicks off 2015 cohort with focus on speed

By Adam Moore [email protected] CEDAR RAPIDS—The 2015 cohort of the Iowa Startup Accelerator kicked off…

Bergan Paulsen, Networking Solutions now BerganKDV

By Dave DeWitte [email protected]   Bergan Paulsen, the Waterloo-based CPA firm, and its technology consultancy,…

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Washington auto scene rolls with changes

By Emery Styron [email protected]   Competition for new vehicle sales in the southern end of…

Best of the Corridor: HACAP makes vets a priority

1 Time Best Nonprofit by Chase Castle [email protected]   The Hawkeye Area Community Action Program…

2015 Best of the Corridor

It’s that exciting time of the year again when we honor the best businesses in…

Midamar founder convicted of fraud

By Chase Castle [email protected] The founder of a Cedar Rapids-based meat supplier was found guilty…

Best of the Corridor: Mediacom evolves into broadband leader

By Dave DeWitte [email protected]   Wins in five different Best of the Corridor categories testify…

New owners, big plans for NewBo anchor

By Dave DeWitte [email protected]   The Chrome Horse chapter is over at the 107-year-old ZCBJ…

Kickstarting for Corridor cows

By Chase Castle [email protected]   Dairy operations can be capital intensive, requiring significant investments in…

IowaWatch: 2015 grads continued Iowa’s talent exodus

Above, Taylor Tufte, then an Iowa State University senior from Maple Grove, Minnesota, talks with…

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