Coming Home to ICR: Emily Ciccariello
When I moved away from Cedar Rapids, it was pre-9/11, the iPod was still an Apple secret, and MySpace, Twitter, Facebook, Gmail, etc, did not exist. Fast-forward 18 years: I’ve…
UFG unveils renovated American Building in downtown Cedar Rapids
The following article was originally posted in the Cedar Rapids Gazette on Monday, April 22, 2019. United Fire Group employees are expected to begin moving next week into the newly…
ACT Extends the Boundaries of Educational Technology, Leveraging Iowa City Roots
Imagine being a student in rural Iowa in the early 1900s. Roads were made of dirt. There were 12,000 one-room schoolhouses scattered across the state. Not only were there no…
Why I Came Back to Iowa: Dana Larson
Dana Larson It seems like there are three kinds of Iowans: Those who grew up here and moved away, finding success elsewhere, praised for their Midwestern work ethic; those who…
CIVCO Medical Solutions Leverages Iowa Roots for Growth
by Robin Therme, President of CIVCO Medical Solutions CIVCO Medical Solutions was founded in 1981 when a sonographer at the University of Iowa Hospital invented a product to make ultrasound-guided…