Largest Privately Held Companies

Headshot of new CRST President and CEO Mike Gannon. CREDIT CRST

CRST president, CEO Mike Gannon discusses trucking company’s past, present and future

It’s become a tradition of sorts for CRST to be named the Corridor Business Journal’s Largest Privately Held Company. The Cedar Rapids-based trucking firm has topped the CBJ’s LPH list every time it’s been published — in 2012, 2014, 2016,…

The Corridor’s largest privately held companies: World Class Industries

World Class Industries draws on its historic strengths to weather the new economy’s wave of…

WORLD CLASS INDUSTRIES

What advice would these four leaders give their younger selves?

Hindsight is 20/20, and it is also something young professionals who are just starting their…

Shea Kelly, Cari McCoy, Jennifer Bennett and Brandon Achen photographed at the Cedar Rapids Country Club by Brian Draeger of Draeger Photography. CEO

The Corridor’s largest privately held companies: West Liberty Foods

Newcomer to CBJ’s Largest Privately Held Companies list West Liberty Foods has been a staple…

West Liberty Foods

Van Meter’s Lura McBride leads by inspiring, connecting with others

Lura McBride’s passion is infectious. It’s a high-energy aura, a magnetism common to people who’ve…

Lura McBride

The Corridor’s largest privately held companies: Van Meter Inc.

Now nearing a century in business, much has changed with Van Meter Inc.’s products and…

A driver is pictured in a Van Meter truck. CREDIT VAN METER INC.

The Corridor’s largest privately held companies: TrueNorth Companies

After tripling its revenue and personnel in the last decade, TrueNorth Companies is focusing on…

The TrueNorth team pictured at a company outing. CREDIT TRUENORTH

The Corridor’s largest privately held companies: CRST International Inc.

Coordinating shippers’ needs with its drivers’ career preferences is crucial to maintaining CRST International Inc.’s…

Team CRST Celebrates Driver Appreciation Week 2022

Rising through the ranks: How four Corridor leaders found themselves in the C-suite

Past experiences inform how leaders manage many different aspects of their companies. At Shive-Hattery, Clickstop…

Shea Kelly, Cari McCoy, Jennifer Bennett and Brandon Achen photographed at the Cedar Rapids Country Club by Brian Draeger of Draeger Photography. CEO

Alliant subsidiary acquires Hybrid Transit Systems

Hybrid Transit System’s Cedar Rapids headquarters. PHOTO BRIAN DRAEGGER   By Katharine Carlon [email protected] Alliant…