Tag: Les Garner
Twedt-Ball named president, CEO of Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation
The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation board has named Karla Twedt-Ball as the foundation’s new president and CEO.
The appointment is effective June 1, according...
Editorial: Two heavyweights depart
Carroll Reasoner recently retired as University of Iowa vice president for legal affairs and general counsel, and Les Garner, the president and CEO of...
Cedar Rapids Community Foundation president & CEO retiring next year
On Wednesday, Aug. 24, the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation announced that its president & CEO, Les Garner, is retiring in 2023. This announcement...
Greater CR Community Foundation extends grant deadline
By CBJ News Staff
news@corridorbusiness.com
The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation has extended its summer grant cycle deadline to July 8 and opened applications to its...
CBJ’s 15th Anniversary: How has the Corridor changed?
Intro by Katharine Carlon
katharine@corridorbusiness.com
Fifteen years ago, the idea of the Corridor was mostly that – an exciting concept sparked by author Richard Florida, who...
Forecasting the business trends of 2018
Compiled by Adam Moore & Katharine Carlon
news@corridorbusiness.com
In early December, we asked a handful of Corridor business leaders from various sectors for the trends and...
Microlending opens doors for Corridor entrepreneurs
Modteets Williams stands outside the Roosevelt Building at 200 First Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids, where he plans to open Mod's Market, and urban convenience...