Tag: companies
Four Linn County companies receive SBA loans in October
The U.S. Small Business Administration has released its monthly approval figures for loans in Iowa for the month of October 2024, and four Linn...
Cedar Rapids area company teams gearing up for CycleNation
Dozens of employee teams from leading companies around Cedar Rapids will ride to improve brain health for all and stop the cycle of stroke...
First MainStreet Insurance acquires four new agencies
First MainStreet Insurance, an affiliate of TrueNorth Companies, has acquired four new agencies.
Lauer & Lauer Insurance, based in West Union, was FMSI’s first acquisition...
ADM named among nation’s best-managed companies
ADM has been named as one of the best-managed companies in the U.S., according to the Wall Street Journal’s annual Management Top 250 ranking.
ADM...
Who do you love?
By Lynn Manternach / Guest Editorial
According to recent research, you probably love The Walt Disney Co., Yahoo!, Google and Sony.
These companies top APCO’s list...
When the government gets it right: supporting ESOPs
By Jerry L. Ripperger / Guest Editorial
Sometimes the government gets it right. The recent Iowa legislative session saw significant debate, and compromise, to address...
The role of business plans, goals in starting companies
By Jean Kruse / Guest Editorial
A business plan is a formal statement of a set of business goals, the reasons they are believed attainable...