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Today’s edition · Fri., Nov. 6

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 Good Day Cedar Falls team2 stories16 sources5 min read

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

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

If you bank at in Cedar Falls or Waterloo, your bank is changing hands. QCR Holdings announced Monday that its subsidiary, Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust, agreed to sell its Community Bank & Trust division to . The sale covers two branches in Waterloo and one in Cedar Falls.

Nothing changes at your branch yet. KGAN reports that customers will keep being served at their existing branches until March 1, 2027, and you'll get details on account and service transitions before then. BankIowa already runs two branches in Waterloo and one in Cedar Falls.

  • Expected close: first quarter of 2027, pending regulatory approval
  • Branch closures or staffing changes: not announced
  • BankIowa's Cedar Valley market president: Luke Lesyshen

The sale is expected to close in early 2027

  1. Nov. 2QCR Holdings announces its agreement to sell three branches to .
  2. March 2027 customers are served at existing branches until March 1, 2027.
  3. Q1 2027The sale is expected to close, pending regulatory approval.

Sources: KGAN, markets.businessinsider.com

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John Deere will recall more than 275 laid-off workers to Waterloo and hire more than 400 more

If you or someone in your house worked at Deere's Waterloo plant, here's some good news. John Deere said it will recall more than 275 laid-off employees to its Waterloo operations and hire more than 400 additional workers across several factories. Waterloo is Deere's largest tractor factory, according to khak.com.

More than 275laid-off workers Deere will recall to Waterloo

The company is also hiring more than 400 additional workers across several factories.

Source: Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

Deere says all previously laid-off employees in Waterloo, the Quad Cities, Ottumwa and Dubuque have now been asked to return. That brings callbacks since 2024 to approximately 1,000. About 125 employees remain on layoff in the Des Moines area.

  • Hiring in: Iowa, Illinois and Kansas factories
  • Layoffs, Oct. 2023 to Oct. 2025: 3,814 jobs in Iowa and western Illinois
  • New Deere layoffs reported in 2026: none

Deere cut 3,814 jobs and has called back about 1,000 workers

Sources: Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, KGAN

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Jobs cut, Iowa and western Illinois3,814
Callbacks since 2024, about1,000

The union wants more. khak.com, citing the Des Moines Register, reports that members rejected Deere's offer in August to extend their contract two years, and UAW officials say they want every one of the 1,600 workers on layoff back at work, or negotiations in 2027 could prove to be difficult.

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News Notes

UNI hoops

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. WHO13.com

Volleyball

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. Messenger News

Peet pride

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. KCCI

Waterloo council

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. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

5-2Waterloo City Council vote to advance the city manager ordinance

It's the first of three votes. The proposal would not change Waterloo's mayor-council form of government.

Source: Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

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Around Iowa

Deere closures

John Deere plans to close its Ottumwa and Clarion factories over the next few years, the company announced Wednesday. Hagie sprayer production will move from Clarion to Louisiana, and small planter production will move from Moline, Illinois, to Paton, Iowa. A spokesperson said approximately 300 people would be impacted at "normal production volumes." The news came several days after Deere announced the recall and hiring plans. The Freeman JournalOttumwa PostKHAK

Dome trip

Unbeaten West Sioux is one win away from a second straight trip to the UNI-Dome. The Falcons host St. Albert in a Class A quarterfinal Friday at 7 p.m. at Eneboe Field. Sioux Country Radio

West Sioux hosts St. Albert in Friday's Class A quarterfinal

  • St. Albert
    West Sioux
    Fri., Nov. 6, 7 p.m.West Sioux is 10–0. St. Albert is 9–1.

Source: Sioux Country Radio

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Fablecon 2026: The Return of the Fox! is Saturday, Nov. 7, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Cedar Falls Public Library, with a day of tabletop gaming. Expect a wide variety of roleplaying games and board games, plus vendors and crafts. Fablecon will be held in both the library and community center. Roll well.

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  2. Wed., Nov. 4Cedar Falls volleyball falls to Dallas Center-Grimes in 5A quarterfinal
  3. Tues., Nov. 3Jack Campbell still hospitalized, and Deere recalls Waterloo workers
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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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  3. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier8 hours ago

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  4. KCCI9 hours ago

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  5. Sioux Country Radio13 hours ago

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