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Scott Cooley

2025 Forty Under 40: Scott Cooley

Scott Cooley Senior Wealth Advisor  |  Basepoint Wealth  |  AGE: 39 Residence: North Liberty Hometown: Washington Education: University of Iowa What was your first job? Paper route Who do you consider your local mentors? • Josh Oswald, financial advisor at…

Ingredion union rep on strike issues: ‘We’re so far apart’

A spokesperson for the union representing about 120 striking employees at the Ingredion plant in…

Ingredion strike Chicago

Delta suspends nonstop flights between Cedar Rapids and Detroit

Delta Air Lines announced this week that its nonstop service between Cedar Rapids and Detroit…

Eastern Iowa Airport terminal grant

Cedar Rapids building permits hit all-time record

There’s never been a better year for construction projects in Cedar Rapids. City manager Jeff…

Cedar Rapids city hall

Raising Cane’s opening in Cedar Rapids in January

Raising Cane’s has relaunched plans to develop a new restaurant location along Collins Road in…

Raising Cane's Cedar Rapids

Tower Cafe opening in Alliant Energy tower

A new restaurant, Tower Cafe, is opening Friday, Aug. 5 on the street level of…

Tower Cafe Alliant Energy

United Fire Group announces net loss for second quarter of 2022

United Fire Group (UFG) on Aug. 4 reported a UFG net loss for the second…

UFG Insurance

At 85, Divine Engineering owner Jared Hills not slowing down

Jared Hills hasn’t worked anywhere except Divine Engineering since hiring on as a newly-minted University…

GreatAmerica withdraws industrial bank application

GreatAmerica Financial Services has withdrawn its application to establish an industrial bank in Utah. The…

Iowa City real estate weekly trend: Higher prices, lower pending sales

Weekly trends in Iowa City real estate sales for the week ending July 30 were…

Iowa City weekly real estate

Linn County commission recommends Duane Arnold Solar rezoning

The Linn County Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended approval of a renewable energy overlay…

Cedar Run expanding, times two

For many businesses, a single expansion project comprises a major undertaking. Cedar Run Pet Boarding…

Ingredion union workers out on strike

Union workers with the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers (BCTGM) Local 100 went…

Ingredion Cedar Rapids plant

Almost Famous Popcorn CEO shares D.C. experience 

Fears of a recession loom darkly over small business owners, but Sydney Rieckhoff left the…

Iowa City receives federal funds to tackle housing instability

Four nonprofit organizations have applied to receive federal funds to help individuals facing homelessness, domestic…

Iowa City housing instability.

North Liberty to negotiate land deals for fire station, community park

The city of North Liberty will hold negotiations with property owners to acquire land to…

The blue boundary indicates the plot of land North Liberty officials would like to build a new community park.