OpenLoop Health, an online platform designed to help match healthcare providers with hospitals and other facilities that require extra staffing assistance, has announced the acquisition of Imaging Panda and the addition of a new diagnostic imaging support service.
This acquisition will allow OpenLoop to continue to expand its suite of innovative solutions and aligns with…
Mergers & Acquisitions
PropelDay (previously Propel), a Des Moines company that provides fractional executive services to mid-size companies and startups, has acquired BlackGreyGold Solutions, an advisory business based in Southlake, Texas.
As a part of the acquisition, Barry Lingelbach and Matthew Hargrove have joined PropelDay as Managing Partners responsible for growing the company's new Fractional COO solutions. …
Viewpoint Molecular Targeting, a radiopharmaceutical company based in Coralville, last week announced the successful completion of a merger with medical technology company Isoray.
Coralville, Iowa-based Viewpoint and Richland, Washington-based Isoray announced their intent to merge back in September. Having completed the merger, the combined company now has access to Isoray's radioactive isotope, cesium-131, which is…
ImOn Communications (ImOn), a broadband company based in Eastern Iowa, has announced an agreement to acquire Sioux City-based FiberComm pending regulatory approvals.
ImOn was founded in 2007 and has since become a major provider of fiber broadband services in Eastern Iowa. The company currently owns and operates more than 2,000 miles of a regional fiber…
Two agricultural technology companies—Redshield Electronics in Ely, Iowa and LSA Autonomy in Maryland—have merged to create MACH, a company seeking to convert farm equipment into self-driving vehicles.
MACH, located in the Iowa State University Research Park in Ames, will work with equipment manufacturers to convert tractors and other farming and off-highway equipment into autonomous equipment…
Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) announced this week that that is acquiring next-generation sequencing research assays from medical genetics company Invitae for $48 million.
The integration of IDT’s portfolio with the acquired research assays will empower labs with an all-in-one solution for uncovering biomarkers and advancing cancer discoveries, IDT said. An assay is a laboratory…
Delta Dental of Iowa announced this week the acquisition of Caregiven, a healthcare app designed to help caregivers as they navigate care for aging adults.
Delta Dental intends to incorporate Caregiven into its product portfolio which includes dental, vision and legal insurance for Iowa employers and their employees. Caregiven was one of eight insurtech startups to…
Viewpoint Molecular Targeting, a radiopharmaceutical company based in Coralville, announced last week plans to merge with medtech company Isoray.
Under the terms of the agreement, a newly formed wholly-owned subsidiary of Isoray will merge with and into Viewpoint, with Viewpoint continuing as the surviving corporation and a subsidiary of Isoray.
“I believe the combination of…
College Raptor, a college planning platform based in Iowa City, announced yesterday that it has been acquired by Citizens Financial Group.
Founded in 2012, College Raptor matches prospective students to schools based on both academic and financial fit. It offers content and tools to help prospective students evaluate and select a college, including side-by-side comparisons of…
VisionBank of Iowa announced this week that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Legacy Bank in a transaction that will bring together the two community banks.
“VisionBank of Iowa and Legacy Bank are two relationship-focused financial institutions that have rich histories, extremely compatible cultures and a shared commitment to helping our customers achieve…
Heartland Express announced Monday the acquisition of Contract Freighters Inc.’s (CFI) truckload unit and its logistics unit in Mexico from TFI International for $525 million. The deal does not include CFI’s dedicated trucking business or its U.S. brokerage operations.
The $525 million purchase is the largest in Heartland Express history, according to a news release from Heartland.…
Cedar Rapids-based architecture firm Shive-Hattery has acquired KdG Architects, a 20-person architecture, engineering and interior design firm in St. Louis, Missouri.
The acquisition expands Shive-Hattery’s reach in the regional and national markets. Shive-Hattery is a 450-person architecture and engineering firm headquartered in Cedar Rapids with 14 design offices in Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio…