TrueNorth Companies

Several Corridor companies recognized among Iowa Top Workplaces
Several Corridor companies have been recognized as Iowa Top Workplaces, with at least two earning the honor for the 12th consecutive year. Clickstop Inc., an e-commerce company based in Urbana, and Honkamp, a CPA and business advisory firm with offices…
Introducing 2019’s Best of the Corridor (Parts 1&2)
For many of our readers, it’s a badge of honor to know who’s the best…

Best Business Insurance and Business Leader: TrueNorth Companies
MULTIPLE TIMES ON LIST TrueNorth CEO Duane Smith, repeat winner of the Best Business Leader…

The Death of Privacy: The uneasy future of data privacy
By Dave DeWitte [email protected] Editor’s note: This is the last part in a CBJ series…

Best Business Leader: Duane Smith, TrueNorth Companies
FIRST TIME ON LIST TrueNorth Companies CEO Duane Smith takes the first title as Best…

Best Business Insurance: TrueNorth Companies
5 TIMES ON LIST Attracting high-performing talent and developing a self-perpetuating, entrepreneurial culture have helped…

Meet 2017’s Forty Under 40
By Adam Moore [email protected] The Corridor Business Journal is proud to introduce another outstanding class…

Josh Budke
Age: 39 Occupation: Executive Vice President of Employee Benefits, TrueNorth Companies What was your first…

Sarah Madsen
Age: 38 Occupation: Corporate Counsel, TrueNorth Companies What’s the best advice you ever received? Just because you…

Best Life Insurance Provider & Property/Casualty Insurance Provider: TrueNorth Companies
TrueNorth Companies continues its dominance in our Best Insurance Provider categories, winning both Best Life…

Businesses finding (insurance) safety in numbers
By Dave DeWitte [email protected] Some self-employed business owners and farmers who purchased individual health insurance…

TrueNorth reveals its CEO succession plan
TrueNorth Companies CEO and Co-founder Duane Smith (left), and President Jason Smith. PHOTOS TRUENORTH …

Filling your business insurance gaps
Corridor insurers offer tips for making sure your business stays covered as risks evolve …

Corridor vet applies service skills to fledgling career
Financial planner Anthony Reynolds surveys the view from the balcony of TrueNorth’s headquarters in downtown…

Best Investment Services/Firm: TrueNorth Wealth Management
The recent growth of the Cedar Rapids-based insurance and investment group TrueNorth Companies hasn’t gone…





