O’Brien Family McDonald’s is an independent franchise owner/operator of 22 restaurants in the following locations in Iowa: Am ... es, Boone, Carroll, Cedar Rapids (Williams Blvd, Edgewood Rd, Blairs Ferry Rd), Coralville, Iowa City, Marion (6th Ave), Marshalltown, Muscatine, Nevada, North Liberty, Story City, Walcott, Washington, West Branch & Williamsburg. The O'Brien organization has been operating exceptional McDonald's restaurants in Iowa since 1958 and is the largest franchisee in Iowa. read more