Dave DeWitte
Job market gains a hopeful sign
While COVID-19 isn’t going away anytime soon, we are heartened that Iowa’s unemployment rate continues to improve. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 4.7% in September, down from 6% in August, Iowa Workforce Development announced last week. The…
Can beer save Iowa’s small towns?
Microbreweries surface as latest strategy for struggling Main Streets By Dave DeWitte [email protected] CENTRAL CITY—In…
Blockbuster project arrives for CR’s ‘Banjo block’
A rendering showing the proposed Banjo block project in downtown Cedar Rapids. Council members hailed…
Great Western Bank putting down roots in CR
Melissa Schooley and Dave Parmley stand in front of Great Western Bank’s newest branch, set…
Steampunk art gives Zeppelins its distinctive flavor
Business partner Abby Luther shows off the 24-foot-long steampunk art installation in the private dining…
(Un)Hired Help: What employees really want
In today’s war for talent, tech startups and corporate giants are redefining the recruitment game…
UFG moves into unique downtown CR tower
The renovated and expanded American Building at First Avenue and Second Street SE, shown from…
Corvida Medical nears finish line
By Dave DeWitte [email protected] For Jared Garfield and John Slump, founders of Coralville-based Corvida Medical,…
Making your gift count
By Dave DeWitte [email protected] Philanthropy is one arena in which emotion can easily run away…
New wellness program for hospitals opening doors for Stamats
By Dave DeWitte A turnkey wellness program that hospitals use to connect with their communities…
No. 7 Large Company: Crystal Group
Crystal Group in Cedar Rapids claimed seventh place in the large companies category of the…
No. 4 Large Company: Oaknoll Retirement Residence
There’s always something to celebrate at the Oaknoll Retirement Residence in Iowa City as 180…