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30hop expands into Kansas City and Omaha

Iowa-based restaurant group 30hop is expanding its regional presence with new locations in Kansas City and Omaha, the company announced July 2. The group also revealed it is exploring additional growth in Indiana and Arkansas. The restaurant concept, founded in…

CBJ honored with four AABP awards in annual contest

The Corridor Business Journal was honored with four awards by the Alliance of Area Business…

Whirlpool Corporation

Vaughan named business director of Tippie’s Vaughan Institute

Terri Vaughan, a long-time leader in Iowa’s insurance community, has been named the professional director of…

Ribbon cutting Saturday at new Marion Chocolate Shop

Ben and Katy Davis, new owners of the Marion Chocolate Shop, will host their first…

Iowa ranks 9th in nation for child well-being

An annual report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation has ranked Iowa ninth overall for…

Grow Solar group buy program hits first energy milestone

Nine households in Linn and Johnson counties are now signed up with the Grow Solar…

Grow Solar Linn + Johnson Counties

Iowa Rural Development Summit 2021 opens registration

Registration is open for the fifth annual Iowa Rural Summit, to be held August 18-20…

Collins Aerospace debuts in-flight services solution

Collins Aerospace has unveiled its new Electronic Cabin Bag (eCB) system, digitizing and automating tasks…

Collins Aerospace eCB

New investigation: Iowans’ access to broadband overreported

More than 387,000 Iowans do not have access to broadband internet, 205 percent higher than…

broadband

Alliant Energy awards innovation scholarships

A total of 25 students in Iowa and Wisconsin recently received $1,000 Innovation Scholarships from…

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EPA awards $2.5 million for Iowa farm water quality projects

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced a $2.5 million award to the Iowa Department…

Water quality

Proposed Cedar Rapids FedEx facility would bring 481 jobs

A massive new 479,000-square-foot FedEx facility could be coming to Cedar Rapids if the city…

FedEx delivery van

Pancheros names Gale new franchise development director

Pancheros, the Iowa City-based fast-service burrito restaurant chain, has named Joe Gale the company’s new…

Joe Gale Pancheros

UScellular donating hotspots to Boys & Girls Clubs

UScellular is donating 35 wireless hotspots and at least 13 months of service to the…

UScellular hotspots

IPERS board hires two new private credit managers

The Investment Board of the Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System (IPERS) has hired two new…

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Keene named Tippie College of Business undergraduate dean

Charles Wayne Keene has been named associate dean for undergraduate programs at the University of…

Charles Wayne Keene