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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 2017

Page

12

Cedar Rapids and Marion firms receive state incentives for expansion

The Iowa Economic Development Authority approved tax incentives for Highway Equipment Co. of Cedar Rapids to build a 32,000 square foot testing facility and create 14 jobs at $24.91 per hour, and Legacy Manufacturing of Marion to fund a 200,000 square foot warehouse expansion with a five year $740,000 tax rebate and 13 new jobs. The authority also awarded about $500,000 in grants to Eastern Iowa entrepreneurship programs including Corridor Angels and Startup Dubuque, plus university and college funding for MERGE Protostudies and related startup initiatives.

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Nutty Sisters founder turns peanut butter into full time venture

Brandy Vorhies launched Nutty Sisters making peanut and sunflower butters in Marion Iowa. She started in 2015 after leaving jewelry sales and grew through farmers markets in Cedar Rapids and Marion. The business sells 16 ounce peanut and sunflower butters for 6 dollars and almond butter for 12 dollars with plans to expand to indoor fairs and online sales.

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Clickstop acquires Pepper Joe's pepper seed business

Urbana based Clickstop buys Pepper Joe's, a seed distributor known for Carolina Reaper peppers. Pepper Joe's shifts operations to Urbana and Clickstop handles seed orders. No employees were purchased. Quinton Guenther promoted to lead Pepper Joe's as business unit fanatic. About 150 Clickstop employees remain in Urbana.

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