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Whitney Schreder

2025 Forty Under 40: Whitney Schreder

Whitney Schreder VP Finance  |  Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa  |  AGE: 39 Family: Partner John and kids Kaylie, Sawyer, Harper and Ivy Residence: Lisbon  Hometown: Mount Vernon Education: B.B.A. in accounting Best advice you ever received? Practice the pause…

First housing project set for Neighborhood at Indian Creek

The Marion City Council’s recent approval of a revised preliminary plat for a housing subdivision…

This image illustrates the potential aesthetic of proposed single-family housing in the Neighborhood at Indian Creek development. CREDIT RDG PLANNING & DESIGN

How Sólás H2O went from idea to national brand in under a year

“We’re kind of in the top three of canned water right now,” Mark Pattison said.…

Mark Pattison, founder, COO, and board president of Solon-based Buck Creek Distributing water

Iowa City’s ‘mindandmineral’ offers iridescence to homes across the U.S.

When Brooke Dearborn Huston graduated from the University of Iowa in 2015, she took a…

mindandmineral offers several stained glass art designs and custom work to customers on Etsy. CREDIT BROOKE DEARBORN HUSTON

New truck leasing facility to bring 10 high-quality jobs to Cedar Rapids

A truck leasing company plans to build a new facility in southwest Cedar Rapids, bringing…

Brown Truck Leasing Cedar Rapids

Officials ‘grateful’ as new Coralville VA outpatient clinic opens

An expanded Veterans Administration (VA) community-based outpatient clinic in Coralville, in the works for several…

Coralville VA clinic exterior

Commission forwards Linn renewable energy code amendments to supervisors

A new set of amendments to Linn County’s renewable energy ordinance is on its way…

Phil Engen Linn County renewable energy amendments

‘Hub of hospitality:’ Coralville turns 150

As the city of Coralville began to grow into the city it is now, it…

A mural commemorating the 150th anniversary of Coralville is seen on the side of Randy’s Flooring at 401 Second St. on July 26. CREDIT ELEANOR HILDEBRANDT

Rezoning plan for Big Cedar Mega Site moving ahead

A rezoning proposal that will make the Big Cedar Mega Site more attractive to potential…

Big Cedar Industrial Center

GTG Peterbilt’s open house celebrates remodel, 50-year anniversary

GTG Peterbilt in Cedar Rapids had two reasons to celebrate Friday, Aug. 4. An open…

GTG Peterbilt open house 3

Adapt and evolve: The future of the Corridor’s downtown districts

Employers and landlords are edging toward the future of the Corridor’s downtowns. “They’re trying to…

downtown Cedar Rapids

SwineTech combines ag, innovation to streamline pig care

What do the medical field and pig farming have in common? More than you might…

SmartGuard, a wearable device for sows that sends an alert when it rolls over a piglet. CREDIT SWINETECH

Linn County approves $100,001 ARPA grant to Uptown Marion’s Central Plaza project

The $7.3 million Central Plaza redevelopment project in Uptown Marion received a financial boost this…

Marion Central Plaza rendering

Van Meter expands with Milan solar energy distribution center

MILAN – Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based Van Meter Inc. recently opened a 25,000-square-foot distribution center in Milan to…

Cedar Rapids council approves lower membership fee with Metro Economic Alliance

In the wake of a request by Cedar Rapids mayor Tiffany O’Donnell last month to…

Cedar Rapids mayor Tiffany O'Donnell Economic Alliance

Iowa City’s Wich-Uh-Waffle serves the community, hopes to expand

When one of Eunice Upshaw’s daughters said she was tired of waffles, Ms. Upshaw told…

Wich-Uh-Waffle serves sweet and savory creations, including bubble waffles.