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USA TODAY recognizes TrueNorth as top workplace
TrueNorth Companies, L.C. has been recognized as a 2025 USA TODAY Top Workplaces winner and received national Top Workplaces Culture Excellence awards in four categories, the company announced Tuesday in a news release. The Top Workplaces awards honor organizations with…
Real Success with Nate Kaeding: Duane Smith
Former NFL athlete and Iowa entrepreneur Nate Kaeding talks with Duane Smith, executive chairman of…
TrueNorth names Mertz vice president of benefits division
By CBJ News Staff [email protected] TrueNorth announces that Benefits Principal and Practice Leader Kyle Mertz…
Celebrate 2020’s Best of the Corridor (Parts I & II)
With the COVID-19 pandemic shuttering businesses through much of the spring, we here at the…
TrueNorth affiliate acquires three insurance agencies
By CBJ News Staff [email protected] Despite the pandemic, TrueNorth’s affiliate First MainStreet Insurance (FMSI) continues…
Annual brand confusion reins
CBJ Editorial It’s the time of year for those annual meetings of economic development organizations…
Duane Smith is 2019’s Most Influential
TrueNorth Companies CEO Duane Smith, shown in his Cedar Rapids office, has led the company…
Best Business Insurance and Business Leader: TrueNorth Companies
MULTIPLE TIMES ON LIST TrueNorth CEO Duane Smith, repeat winner of the Best Business Leader…
Family business transitions critical to regional health
By Maurie Cashman / Consulting Column When it comes to envisioning a healthier region, how…
Protecting your business in the age of #metoo
By Katharine Carlon [email protected] The movement that began last year with a string of allegations…
Protecting your business in the age of #metoo
By Katharine Carlon [email protected] The movement that began last year with a string of allegations…
Best Business Leader: Duane Smith, TrueNorth Companies
FIRST TIME ON LIST TrueNorth Companies CEO Duane Smith takes the first title as Best…
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…
Corridor vet applies service skills to fledgling career
Financial planner Anthony Reynolds surveys the view from the balcony of TrueNorth’s headquarters in downtown…
Mid-Year Economic Review: 10 Biggest Stories of 2016
CRST Tower in downtown Cedar Rapids. PHOTO/ADAM MOORE With the first half of 2016…
