coolest places to work
2022’s Coolest Places to Work in the Corridor
Each year the CBJ’s Coolest Places to Work award identifies and honors local companies that have created the most engaging and rewarding work environments. Companies are grouped into three size categories: Small, those with 20 or fewer employees; medium, those…
Van Meter named Coolest of the Cool
Distributor takes takes top honors in CBJ’s 2016 Coolest Places to Work by empowering employee-owners…

Empowered employees keep Aerotek cool
Members of the Aerotek team volunteer in the Adopt a Highway program. Community involvement is…

Gary Ortale
CFO, MidWestOne Bank Public Company Nominated by Charles Funk, President & CEO Gary Ortale…

No. 8 Medium Company: AW Welt Ambrisco Insurance, Inc.
True to an insurance company, AW Welt offers plenty of benefits – to its employees.…
No. 7 Medium Company: Millhiser Smith Agency
The 41 employees at Millhiser Smith Agency enjoy a variety of amenities and perks. There…
No. 5 Medium Company: Bankers Trust
Doing it right. According to Bankers Trust senior vice president Josh Moore, that mantra is…
No. 4 Medium Company: DiffStrat Companies
DiffStrat, the Cedar Rapids based-group that is a leader in philanthropic research, breakthrough thinking about…
No. 3 Medium Company: ESCO Group
The ESCO Group ranked third in the medium-sized companies category of the Coolest Places to…
No. 2 Medium Company: Prairiewoods Spirituality Center
In the midst of the bustling city, Prairiewoods gives visitors and employees a peaceful, refreshing…
No. 1 Medium Company: Big Brothers Big Sisters
Big Brothers/Big Sisters is an organization that is all about support. And according to the…
No. 6 Medium Company: Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust
When compiling a list of the Coolest Places to Work, a lot to different types…
No. 8 Small Company: Brucemore
By Angela Holmes Not all employees can say their window view is a lush park…
No. 7 Small Company: Cedar Rapids Kernels
By Jeff Holmes For Jessica Fergesen, director of corporate sales and marketing for the Cedar…
No. 6 Small Company: Rausch Productions
By Jeff Holmes For Heidi Tyner of Rausch Productions, it’s all about opportunities. The Cedar…


