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Cedar Rapids Gazette to be acquired by Minnesota-based Adams MultiMedia
Minnesota-based Adams MultiMedia is purchasing the Cedar Rapids Gazette and 11 community newspaper titles, the companies announced Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. The agreement between Tom Pientok, president and CEO of Folience, Inc., and Mark Adams, president and CEO of Adams…
Folience named national ESOP Company of the Year
Folience, a Cedar Rapids-based holding company whose properties include The Gazette, received the ESOP Association’s…

Folience acquires Kansas-based TravAlum to boost capacity for Cimarron Trailers division
Folience, a Cedar Rapids-based ESOP-owned holding company, announced Tuesday that it has acquired the assets…

Small-town Iowa ambulance builder with CR connection reaches milestone vehicle No. 5,000
During a job-killing pandemic, the ambulances kept coming. That certainly was the case at Life…
Help local media before it’s too late
Contrast these two recent news items: “Google parent company [Alphabet] flexed its digital dominance, reporting…
Folience CEO makes the case for more ESOP support
Daniel Goldstein, president and CEO of Folience, testifies on behalf of The ESOP Association before…

Corridor’s coolest small company puts creativity first
The Fusionfarm team shows off their cheer in last year’s Christmas photo. The agency has…
Best Business Insurance and Business Leader: TrueNorth Companies
MULTIPLE TIMES ON LIST TrueNorth CEO Duane Smith, repeat winner of the Best Business Leader…

Stepping under the ESOP umbrella
Employee-owned companies in the Corridor are pursuing M&A deals in a bid to diversify …

Deals keep the ink flowing in Corridor media
By Dave DeWitte [email protected] An unlikely scenario is playing out in the Corridor: Local newspaper…

Meet 2017’s Women of Influence
The 2017 class of Women of Influence, shown before the April 20 awards ceremony at…

Cathy Terukina
Executive Vice President Folience If there’s a theme that runs through Cathy Terukina’s life, it…



