Tenth Kwik Star in Cedar Rapids area set to open in early 2026

Kwik Star plans to open its tenth Cedar Rapids area location early next year at…

New Cedar Rapids Kwik Star

Eastern Iowa Airport director, Wings2Water founder Lenss receives Iowa Water Quality Award

Marty Lenss, director of the Eastern Iowa Airport and founder of Wings2Water, will receive the…

Wings2Water water quality award

Indigenous-led nonprofit seeks to create ‘resilience and innovation hub’ in Iowa City

An Indigenous nonprofit organization focused on environmental and social justice issues, as well as the…

A rendering of nonprofit Great Plains Action Society's urban Indigenous-led resilience and innovation hub, which is flanked to the east and west by Gilbert Court and Maiden Lane and to the south by East Benton Street in Iowa City. The proposed project spans approximately one acre.

AI reality check: Regional businesses find practical uses for artificial intelligence

Conducting an initial job interview remotely, Ben Elliott soon noticed a pattern. “It became pretty…

AI generated art from FREEPIK.

Ulta Beauty to open new location at Westdale Town Center

Beauty retailer Ulta Beauty will open a new location at Westdale Town Center in the…

Ulta Beauty store interior

Vermeer, Sukup cultivate access to health care for rural employees

Nearly 40% of Iowa’s 3 million people live in a rural area, according to the…

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Evan Hoefer

Evan Hoefer has been promoted to Assistant Superintendent at Graham Construction, a 3G Company.

Noah Mumby

Noah Mumby has been promoted to Project Manager I at Graham Construction, a 3G Company.

Kanner Bauer

Kanner Bauer has been promoted to Project Manager I at Graham Construction, a 3G Company.

Unlocking AI ROI: Five Principles That Turn Pilots into Business Value

Nearly every headline, vendor pitch, and business strategy conversation is about AI. You’re not imagining…

A hand types on a laptop keyboard. Lean TECHniques

Iowa Infrastructure Leader WRH Rebrands as Wendler Inc.

WRH, the Corridor-based heavy civil contractor helping to build Cedar Rapids’ permanent flood protection system,…

Wendler crews work on the floodwall protecting downtown Cedar Rapids.

Last Happy Joe’s in Corridor closed

The last Happy Joe’s Pizza restaurant in the Corridor has officially closed its doors. According…

Happy Joe's Williams Boulevard Cedar Rapids

NewBo City Market named finalist for Levitt Foundation grant

NewBo City Market in Cedar Rapids is among 100 finalists nationwide competing for a $120,000…

NewBo City Market in Cedar Rapids is among 100 finalists nationwide competing for a $120,000 grant from the Levitt Foundation to support its free outdoor concert series.

Iowa City Community School District must protect our teachers

Avid readers of the Corridor Business Journal (CBJ) or frequent attendees of CBJ events may…

Rear view of a diverse group of schoolchildren sitting at tables in an elementary school classroom and raising their hands to answer their Caucasian female teacher, standing by the whiteboard in the background

Iowa Manufacturing Podcast records live at CBJ conference, tackles workforce crisis

The Iowa Manufacturing Podcast brought its show directly to the manufacturing community with a special…

Wendy Mihm-Herold of iJAG addresses workforce development strategies during the Iowa Manufacturing Podcast's live recording at the CBJ Manufacturing Conference in Cedar Rapids