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ABI Leadership Iowa 2024-25 graduates

Corridor leaders among 40 Leadership Iowa 2024-25 graduates

Iowans representing a range of industries and communities, including several from the Corridor, are among 40 graduates from the Leadership Iowa 2024-25 program, the Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) Foundation announced. The Leadership Iowa graduates participated in a…

Alliant Energy reports more than $12 million in contributions in 2022

Alliant Energy announced this week that the company’s charitable foundation, employees and retirees collectively made…

Alliant Energy

Linn County unveils new property tax lookup tool

Linn County has created a new online tool that provides increased transparency for the county’s…

The Linn County Jean Oxley Public Service Center in Cedar Rapids

Verizon expands 5G service to Iowa City, Cedar Rapids

Residents across Ames, Cedar Rapids and Iowa City now have access to higher speeds and…

Verizon has expanded 5G cell service across the Corridor. CREDIT VERIZON

Report: Iowa ranks eighth cheapest state to buy single family home

It is cheaper to purchase a house in Iowa than to build a new one,…

ProCircular’s Aaron Warner named SBA Small Business Person of the Year

Aaron Warner, chief executive officer of ProCircular Inc. in Coralville, has been selected as Iowa’s…

Caitlin Clark joins calls to modernize Small Business Administration

A new ad featuring University of Iowa women’s basketball star Caitlin Clark, produced by Goldman…

Caitlin Clark holds a bag of Almost Famous Popcorn during an advertisement supporting modernizing the Small Business Administration. CREDIT GOLDMAN SACHS YOUTUBE

ProCircular, ServiShare partner to improve hospitals’ cybersecurity

ProCircular and ServiShare, a subsidiary of the Iowa Hospital Association, announced a three year partnership…

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Housing Fund for Linn County opens applications for grants

The board of directors of the Housing Fund for Linn County (HFfLC) is making up…

NAHB: Over half of home’s sales price goes to construction costs

The National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) latest Cost of Construction Survey revealed 60.8% of…

Wolfe Eye Clinic offers new advanced macular degeneration treatment

Wolfe Eye Clinic is offering a new, groundbreaking treatment that will affect Iowans who suffer…

Grants aim to reduce language barriers in workforce

Eleven Iowa employers, including three from Iowa City, will receive a total of $357,470 to…

Pandora jewelry store opening in Coral Ridge Mall

Pandora jewelry store will open this spring as the latest retailer to open its doors…

Jewelry retail chain Pandora is headed to Coral Ridge Mall this spring. CREDIT NOAH TONG

Rotarians to embark on 25,000-mile flight, raising money for polio

Peter Teahen and John Ockenfels, local Rotarians attempting to join an exclusive club of flying…

The exterior of a 1977 Cessna T210M, the plane Mr. Ockenfels and Mr. Teahen will use to fly around the world. CREDIT JOHN OCKENFELS AND PETER TEAHEN

Prospect Meadows creates $11 million of economic impact in 2022

Prospect Meadows, a sports complex in Linn County, created more than $11 million of economic…

Technology Association of Iowa announces Iowa Tech Connect

In partnership with John Deere, the Technology Association of Iowa (TAI) has launched Iowa Tech…

The Technology Association of Iowa (TAI) is launching Iowa Tech Connect to better guide tech professionals. CREDIT TAI