Zack Kucharski

3 weeks ago | thegazette.com | Zack Kucharski

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. As Larry Helling talks about his plans to step back from the role of CEO at Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust, it becomes easy to lose track of time. The bank has grown its deep roots quickly, making it easy to forget that it was an idea in a notebook just 24 years ago. Now, the bank has $2.6 billion in assets and leads market share in Iowa’s second-largest county.

1 month ago | thegazette.com | Zack Kucharski

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Timberline Manufacturing has appointed Randy Walter as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. The company conducted an extensive search after Tom Pientok announced his plans to retire. Walter was selected as the next CEO through the search process.

1 month ago | thegazette.com | Zack Kucharski

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Lesley Voigt said Madison College’s 2011 entry into the idea of offering digital badges came as an attempt to help students get more than an S or a U on a transcript in noncredit courses. Offering digital badges was a way to help determine what was learned rather than whether a student was present — but may have not been engaged in what was being presented.

Jan 24, 2025 | thegazette.com | Zack Kucharski

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. As I walked into the Olympic Southside Theater on my way to Pints and Politics Thursday night, I wasn’t exactly sure what I was walking into. I knew the announcement which dominated most of the week — reducing print editions to Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays beginning Feb. 17 was bound to come up.

Jan 14, 2025 | thegazette.com | Zack Kucharski

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Dear Gazette Readers, For many years, our brand promise has been pretty straightforward: We inspire you to think, motivate you to learn, and challenge you to grow. How we do that has changed a lot – especially in the past 25 years. The way – and the speed – at which people consume news has shifted online – where changes can be pushed out quickly.