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May 5, 2024
CEDAR RAPIDS — Bob Brown, age 32, is the CEO of Modern, a growing Cedar Rapids company employing 500 and putting its stamp on major industrial and commercial developments in Iowa and beyond.
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April 17, 2024
CEDAR RAPIDS — Modern, a leading mechanical contractor in the Midwest, is excited to share that it will be featured on an upcoming episode of the television series “Viewpoint with Dennis Quaid.”
April 17, 2024
CEDAR RAPIDS — Modern, a leading mechanical contractor in the Midwest, is excited to share that it will be featured on an upcoming episode of the television series “Viewpoint with Dennis Quaid.”
February 25, 2024
CORALVILLE — Innovas Technologies recently announced two international deals to supply its automatic air-conditioning tube cleaning system to major energy facilities in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
May 8, 2023
The third generation of the Brown family is now leading Modern Companies.
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Bob Brown began his tenure as the Cedar Rapids company’s CEO in October 2022. His grandfather began Modern Refrigeration, Inc., in 1939. The company has grown since then, under the leadership of Mr. Brown’s father and uncle Dave and Ken Brown.