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The Corridor Business Journal has unveiled its list of the 2025 Fastest Growing Companies, ranked by revenue growth from 2022 to 2024. Honorees were recognized on July 23 at a ceremony held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel and Conference Center in Coralville. The event was sponsored by Honkamp P.C., Slingshot25.

CBJ names the Corridor’s Fastest Growing Companies

The Corridor Business Journal has unveiled its list of the 2025 Fastest Growing Companies, ranked by revenue growth from 2022 to 2024. Honorees were recognized on July 23 at a ceremony held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel and Conference Center…

Black excellence: The Academy celebrates 35 years of uplifting African American students

When Ruth White founded The Academy for Scholastic and Personal Success, she didn’t think it…

The Academy for Scholastic and Personal Success inspires students in elementary, middle and high school to reach for their academic goals. CREDIT THE ACADEMY SPS

New podcast, nostalgic roots: The return of The Downtown Dish

Charlie Nusser was in high school when he started hearing his father’s voice regularly over…

Charlie Nusser (left) and Anna Moyers Stone will host The Downtown Dish, a new monthly podcast. CREDIT JESSICA ABDONEY/ UPLOAD MEDIA GROUP

CBJ’s Best of the Corridor 2024: Vote for your favorite businesses today

The CBJ is proud to announce its annual Best of the Corridor survey, which allows…

Best of the Corridor

NewBo City Market unveils $6 million capital campaign

The sun was shining in Cedar Rapids Saturday, May 11, as officials gathered outside NewBo…

Mayor Tiffany O'Donnell speaks at the launch of NewBo City Market's Next Level Local capital campaign, Saturday, May 11. CREDIT ALEXANDRA OLSEN

Cottage Grove Place offers arts programming for residents

Kirsten Collins said one of her favorite parts of being life enrichment director at Cottage…

Residents at Cottage Grove Place take part in a painting workshop as a part of the Creative Arts Group.

Get to know 2024’s Women of Influence

This year, we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Corridor Business Journal and its Women…

Women of Influence 2024, CBJ

Barbara Wilson: A heart, and mind, for academia

Though she says she is only in her “junior year” of her term as president…

Barbara Wilson

Kristie Fisher: Following the winding path home

As a teenager, Kristie Fisher often joked with her friends that she would be president…

Kristie Fisher

Caitlin Clark: Just getting started

With countless records under her belt, a third shot at the NCAA March Madness championship…

Caitlin Clark

Jenny Bosking: Continuing a legacy of community service

Jenny Bosking has been immersed in community service her entire life. Now serving as director…

Jenny Bosking

Celebrating 2024’s Women of Influence

This year, we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Corridor Business Journal and its Women…

women of influence

Upload Media Group set to launch Iowa Podcast Awards

Logan Schultz estimates there are more than 400 active podcasts currently being produced in the…

An example of the Iowa Podcast Awards trophy. CREDIT UPLOAD MEDIA GROUP

GreatAmerica accepting applications for employee advised fund

GreatAmerica Financial Services has announced that it is accepting applications from area nonprofits for their…

GreatAmerica employees

UI Health Care first in North America to implement new cancer-fighting software

As many cancer patients and doctors would attest, treatment for the aggressive disease can be…

Radiation Therapist Jillian York operates the MR-linac, an MRI-guided radiation therapy system, for a simulated pediatric radiation oncology appointment

Leader’s library: 10 books recommended by local business leaders

At the end of 2023, the Corridor Business Journal asked 250 business and community leaders,…