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2025 Best of the Corridor winners announced
For the past 20 years, the Corridor Business Journal has had the privilege of celebrating the local businesses that make our region such a vibrant, welcoming place to live and work. Each summer, we turn the spotlight on the winners…
The Corridor Business Journal is hiring a reporter and special project manager
The award winning Corridor Business Journal, a bi-weekly business publication in Iowa’s Creative Corridor, seeks…
Corridor Business Journal hiring a news intern
The Corridor Business Journal, a bi-weekly business publication in the Iowa City/Cedar Rapids Corridor, seeks…
Northwestern Mutual named 2023 ‘Coolest of the Cool’ workplace
Since 1904, Northwestern Mutual Eastern Iowa has been providing Iowans with insurance and financial planning…
See the companies named 2023’s Coolest Places to Work
Each year the CBJ’s Coolest Places to Work award identifies and honors local companies that…
James Klein named CBJ’s Most Influential for the second consecutive year
James Klein has served as the president of Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust (CRBT) since…
Lion Bridge Brewing Co. is bringing customization to event beverages
On any given day of the week, a local brewmaster can be found conceptualizing and…
Wright House of Fashion to host free workshop with Def Jam designer
Wright House of Fashion will host a free youth workshop focused on art, collage, fashion,…
2023 Entrepreneur of the Year: Candice Luter
If you search Candice Luter’s name online you will find hundreds of images featuring intricate…
The Corridor’s Fastest Growing Companies of 2023
I have only served as the CBJ’s managing editor for a short time, but it…
2023 Best of the Corridor
Within this post you will find the CBJ’s Best of the Corridor, a celebration of…
Champions of Nature: Indian Creek Nature Center celebrates 50 years of growth
John Myers, executive director of Indian Creek Nature Center (ICNC) in Cedar Rapids, often contemplates…
What advice would these four leaders give their younger selves?
Hindsight is 20/20, and it is also something young professionals who are just starting their…
Rising through the ranks: How four Corridor leaders found themselves in the C-suite
Past experiences inform how leaders manage many different aspects of their companies. At Shive-Hattery, Clickstop…
Celebrating this year’s Women of Influence
The 2023 Women of Influence are an inspiring group of community leaders who have each…
2023 Women of Influence: Thais Winkleblack
Thais Winkleblack glances at a sticky note displayed in the corner of her computer monitor…
