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Coldwell Banker Hedges Realty rebrands as Realty87 after 138 years
One of Iowa’s oldest real estate firms is turning the page with a new name and brand identity. Coldwell Banker Hedges Realty has officially rebranded as Realty87, the company announced. The Cedar Rapids-based firm, which has operated continuously since 1887,…
UI’s Sally Mason voted Most Influential
By Angela Holmes The votes are in, and University of Iowa President Sally Mason has…
Q&A: Amy Reasner
By Dave DeWitte From her beginnings as a broadcast journalist in Cedar Rapids, Amy Reasner…
$17.5 million Depot to energize NewBo
By Dave DeWitte A $17.5 million development proposed for a city-owned brownfield site promises to…
SBA approves $8.4 million in small business loans in October
The U.S. Small Business Administration has released its monthly loan approval figures in Iowa for…
Iowa Startup Accelerator grads show off their progress
By Adam Moore Maybe it was the animated rockets set in a continual launch pattern…
Driving on a new mission
By Cindy Hadish Work wasn’t the same for Kurt Gudenkauf after he returned from his…
Area college presidents discuss present and future
By Angela Holmes CEDAR RAPIDS—Although the panelists at the CBJ’s “Future of Higher Education” forum…
Acumen finds opportunity in health care uncertainty
By Dave DeWitte In its first two years, Acumen Benefit Advisors in Cedar Rapids has…
Pella developer plans Coralville’s first senior living co-op
By Dave DeWitte As Ewing Land Development prepares to develop the first independent living co-op…
Technology transforms farmers markets in Iowa
By Cindy Hadish CEDAR RAPIDS—Jason Grimm doesn’t perceive a technological divide when it comes to…
Q&A: Bruce Rastetter
President, Iowa Board of Regents Interview by CBJ Editorial Board As CEO of Summit…
CBJ honors Forty Under 40
The annual Forty under 40 awards recognize forty leaders under the age of 40 who are…
Iowa Lean Consortium builds support network
By Katie Mills Giorgio CEDAR RAPIDS—Individuals across the state of Iowa working to implement Lean…
Kirkwood introduces Washington Regional Center
By Emery Styron “Opportunity: Next right,” reads the billboard on Highway 1, just north of…
Expert to discuss how politics sway accounting standards
By Dave DeWitte Accounting historian Stephen Zeff says many of us don’t understand the implications…