Former NFL athlete and Iowa entrepreneur Nate Kaeding talks with Lee Clancey, former mayor of Cedar Rapids, about the importance of teamwork in disaster recovery and how to respond when things don’t go your way in the latest episode of “Real Success.” Presented by MidWestOne Bank.

Specialty pharmaceutical company KemPharm this week postponed a special meeting that would have allowed shareholders to vote on a proposal authorizing its board to effect a reverse stock split of its common stock. 

The Iowa City Downtown District in collaboration with the city of Iowa City announced a “Winter Up Program” to support the continuation of social distancing practices and dining out through the fall and winter season downtown. 

Per Mar Security Services, Davenport, has announced its acquisition of Martin Security Systems, of Valparaiso, Indiana.

ACT Inc. has agreed to a $16 million settlement over a class action lawsuit alleging that it improperly reported students’ disability status to colleges and universities, and excluded certain disabled examinees from a service used by those schools to recruit applicants.

U.S. Bank plans to close one branch each in Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Washington, West Branch and Williamsburg after announcing a new round of branch closures.

Iowa Brownfield/Grayfield Redevelopment Tax Credits to support five redevelopment projects in Cedar Rapids and one project in Vinton were announced on Friday.

Frontier Co-op was awarded $300,462 in state incentives Friday for a $7.3-million expansion project that is expected to create 24 jobs in Benton County.

Seven Corridor restaurant industry professionals have been named to the Iowa Restaurant Association’s 2020 “40 Women to Watch in Hospitality List” announced last week.

The hospitality industry has been wracked with forced closures, layoffs and a sharp decline in bookings as the coronavirus pandemic lingers, but this week brought signs of hope for three area boutique hotels.