Acquisition

Nordstrom completes acquisition by founding family and Liverpool in $24.25 per share deal
Nordstrom Inc. announced this week the completion of its all-cash acquisition by members of the Nordstrom family and El Puerto de Liverpool S.A.B. de C.V., finalizing a deal valued at $24.25 per share. Shareholders will also receive two cash dividends:…
Transamerica acquires TAG Resources to boost pooled retirement plan offerings
Transamerica has expanded its pooled retirement plan capabilities with the acquisition of TAG Resources, LLC,…

Linn County casino group not included in Peninsula Pacific acquisition
Peninsula Pacific Entertainment (P2E), the parent company of the Cedar Rapids Development Group that’s pursuing…

ImOn being acquired by Goldman Sachs
Cedar Rapids-based ImOn Communications has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Goldman Sachs…

Casey’s closes acquisition of 40 Pilot stores
Casey’s General Stores, Inc. has announced the closing of the previously announced acquisition of 40…

LRS acquires Johnson County Refuse, Port ‘O’ Jonny, Action Services
LRS has announced the acquisitions of Johnson County Refuse and two portable restroom providers: Port…

GoDaddy acquires Managed WordPress inventor Pagely
GoDaddy Inc., with operations in Hiawatha, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Pagely,…

QCR Holdings announces acquisition of Guaranty Federal Bancshares
QCR Holdings, a multi-bank holding company that serves the Cedar Rapids and the Quad Cities,…

Collins Aerospace to acquire FlightAware
Collins Aerospace has signed an agreement to acquire FlightAware, a privately-held digital aviation company providing global flight tracking…

Murphy Tower acquires South Dakota-based East River Tower
Murphy Tower Service, an Iowa-based provider of wireless and wireline construction and maintenance services, has…

A silver living to the United Technologies deal
CBJ Editorial The acquisition and integration of Rockwell Collins by United Technologies Corp. (UTC) has…
Ortberg lays out UTC-Rockwell Collins deal
Kelly Ortberg, chairman and CEO of Rockwell Collins, speaks at the 2013 edition of the…

Rockwell Collins completes ARINC acquisition
Story by Dave DeWitte Photo by Bill Adams CEDAR RAPIDS – The largest acquisition ever…
Shive-Hattery sees continued growth
New president outlines goals; sustainability a focus with new acquisition By Sarah Binder CEDAR RAPIDS–It’s been…
