Building success at Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust pivots to new CEO
Larry Helling, 69, founder and longtime CEO of Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust, prepares to retire with James Klein, 51, set to take over as CEO after a shareholder meeting. The bank has grown to $2.6 billion in assets, 235 employees, and the largest deposit share in Linn County while sustaining community ties through volunteer work and local financing.
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Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust
Larry Helling
James Klein
Klein
First Avenue NE
Cedar Rapids
Helling
Sixth St
First Ave
Jim Slosiarek
the Gazette
Iowa
The
Gazette
CRBT
Linn County
FDIC
Rotary
Grandkids
Bank
Easter Brainstorming Hunt For Business Leaders
This piece frames an Easter themed approach to corporate ideation guiding leaders to define objectives and audience, assemble diverse teams, foster a judgment free zone, and use warm ups, rapid idea generation, and AI tools to enhance branding and campaigns. It emphasizes creativity as a map to innovation.
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Miro
Prairie Creek Aquatics Serves Longtime Fish Hobbyists
Bill Ballard and Dorothy Knowler run Prairie Creek Aquatics near Watkins Iowa, a years old shop with 180 display tanks and 70 breeding tanks. The business grew from a home fish room to a storefront in 2019, emphasizing home-raised fish and regular fish swaps in Des Moines and the Quad Cities.
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Benton County
Bill Ballard
Ballard
Dorothy Knowler
26Th Ave
Watkins
Prairiecreekaquatics.com
Prairie Creek Aquatics
Knowler
Des Moines
Quad Cities
Waterloo
Missouri
Jim Slosiarek
the Gazette
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Prairie Creek
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