CBJ News Staff's stories
John Deere’s CP770 cotton picker ‘Coolest Thing Made in Iowa’
The John Deere CP770 cotton picker, manufactured in Ankeny, has emerged as winner of the 2025 Coolest Thing Made in Iowa competition. “Dedicated employees at Des Moines Works have been assembling cotton pickers in Ankeny since 1950,” said Rosalind Fox,…
Park Place adds Coffee Emporium to Tiffin development
Coffee Emporium is the most recent tenant to join Tiffin’s Park Place development at 1100…
Cedar Rapids Community Foundation president & CEO retiring next year
On Wednesday, Aug. 24, the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation announced that its president &…
Heartland Express acquiring Contract Freighters truckload business
Heartland Express, Inc., headquartered in North Liberty, has announced it will acquire the Contract Freighters…
Collins Aerospace completes test of next-gen reconnaissance pod
Collins Aerospace announced Aug. 22 a successful completion of the first flight test for its…
Five Corridor businesses make Inc. 5000 fastest growing list
Corridor businesses based in Cedar Rapids, Coralville, Hiawatha, Iowa City and Urbana have been named…
Tippie faculty study gender gaps in scientific research
Researchers from the Tippie College of Busines have been awarded a $288,779 grant from the…
Digital Diagnostics raises $75 million in Series B funding round
Coralville-based Digital Diagnostics, an AI diagnostic health care technology company, announced Aug. 23 it has…
Kinzler Construction Services acquires Comfort Solutions
Kinzler Construction Services, an employee-owned construction subcontractor in Cedar Rapids, acquired Marion-based Comfort Solutions, a…
Coe College recognized for having the best career services in Iowa
Coe College is the only Iowa college or university to be nationally recognized by The…
Iowa City’s South District continues to grow
The South District’s bustling Diversity Market in Iowa City — once hosting space for 30…
UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s volunteer, 91, retires after 40 years
Corinnie Ketelsen, who turned 91 on Aug. 18, has celebrated more than 40 of her…
Mercy earns Patient Satisfaction Award for home health care
Mercy Medical Center has been recognized by Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP) as a “Superior Performer”…
Meet the finalists of ‘Race for the Space’
Three businesses have been selected as finalists for the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance’s “Race…
Video: Takeaways from CBJ’s Diversity, Inclusion & Impact Symposium
The Corridor Business Journal’s Diversity, Inclusion & Impact Symposium held Aug. 17 at the Hyatt…
John Pappajohn Pavilion could see $95 million addition
The University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics will hear proposals from project managers to construct…
