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BankIowa plans to buy Community Bank & Trust's two Waterloo branches and one in Cedar Falls

If you bank at Community Bank & Trust in Cedar Falls or Waterloo, your bank is changing hands.

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The sale includes about $140 million in deposits

$140 million
in certain deposits in the sale
$29 million
in certain loans in the sale
$153 million
in wealth management assets expected to transition

Source: markets.businessinsider.com

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  • UNI hoopsKyle Green takes over the Northern Iowa men's program after Ben Jacobson left for Utah State, ending a 20-season run in Cedar Falls.

    Kyle Green takes over the Northern Iowa men's program after Ben Jacobson left for Utah State, ending a 20-season run in Cedar Falls. His son, AJ Green, is making his mark in Milwaukee.

    News Notes · Today’s editionSource: WHO13.com

  • VolleyballCedar Falls coach Matt Johnson, in his 13th season with the team, earned the Iowa High School Girls Athletic Union's Golden Plaque of Distinction Thursday before the Class 4A state championship.

    Cedar Falls coach Matt Johnson, in his 13th season with the team, earned the Iowa High School Girls Athletic Union's Golden Plaque of Distinction Thursday before the Class 4A state championship.

    News Notes · Today’s editionSource: Messenger News

  • Peet pridePeet Junior High asked the community to wear Peet, Cedar Falls High, Hawkeyes and Lions colors Thursday.

    Peet Junior High asked the community to wear Peet, Cedar Falls High, Hawkeyes and Lions colors Thursday. The show of support was for Detroit Lions linebacker Jack Campbell, a former Iowa Hawkeye, as he recovers from a neck injury.

    News Notes · Today’s editionSource: KCCI

  • Waterloo councilThe Waterloo City Council voted 5-2 Monday to advance an ordinance that would allow the city to hire a city manager.

    The Waterloo City Council voted 5-2 Monday to advance an ordinance that would allow the city to hire a city manager. Deb Berry and Belinda Creighton-Smith opposed it.

    News Notes · Today’s editionSource: Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

  • Veterans DayIf you're a veteran or active-duty service member, Big Head Burger, 324 W.

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  • Deere closuresJohn Deere plans to close its Ottumwa and Clarion factories over the next few years, the company announced Wednesday.

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    Around Iowa · Today’s editionSources: The Freeman Journal, Ottumwa Post, KHAK

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  5. KWWL4 hours ago

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BankIowa to buy three Community Bank & Trust branches, including Cedar Falls

Plus, John Deere will recall more than 275 laid-off workers to Waterloo.

The TLDR

  1. BankIowa plans to buy three Community Bank & Trust branches
  2. Deere will recall more than 275 laid-off Waterloo workers
  3. Kyle Green takes over UNI men's basketball
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