The Gazette

Belle’s Basix, last LGBTQ bar in Cedar Rapids, sold to owner of Studio 13 in Iowa City

CEDAR RAPIDS — Two weeks after the only remaining LGBTQ bar in Cedar Rapids announced its closure, a buyer has stepped in to preserve Club Basix — the owners of the LGBTQ nightclub Studio 13 in ...
The Gazette

Belle’s Basix, longtime LGBTQ bar in Cedar Rapids, to close

CEDAR RAPIDS — When Club Basix opened in September 1997, employees answering the phone had to be careful what they said. “We couldn’t say it was a gay bar; we said it was a dance club with ...
VentureBeat

ZestFinance launches Basix online loans for people with ‘near-prime’ credit history

Startup ZestFinance today announced Basix, a new program for giving loans online to people with what it calls “near-prime” credit history — those who are ineligible for a loan from a bank by just a ...
Crowdfund Insider

Three Month Old Basix Loan Services Makes Millions: ZestFinance Secures $150M Debt Financing Deal with Fortress Investment Group

Not yet a toddler, the three month old loan service Basix has hit some enviable milestones. California-based online lending startup, ZestFinance, has secured a $150 million debt financing deal with ...
ABC Kcrg 9

‘These are supposed to be safe spaces’: Basix owner reacts to Club Q shooting

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Jason Zeman, owner of Basix in Cedar Rapids and Studio 13 in Iowa City, called the fatal mass shooting at an LGBT bar in Colorado Springs over the weekend “a violation.” “It was ...