CBJ News Staff's stories
Eastern Iowa Airport sets record for passengers in 2025
The Eastern Iowa Airport welcomed more than 1.6 million passengers in 2025, a 6% increase over the previous year and the third consecutive annual record. The Cedar Rapids airport reached another milestone: each of the 12 months in 2025 set…
Science Center of Iowa gets grant for training program
The Science Center of Iowa (SCI) has received a $10,000 grant from Bayer Fund to…
Pearson, Ulster launch online degree partnership
Pearson, a leading learning and testing company with offices in Cedar Rapids, has announced a…
Brucemore and Feed Iowa First Community Garden Project wins award of excellence
The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) announced Brucemore is the recipient of…
Kirkwood extends tuition-free program deadline to Aug. 1
Kirkwood Community College has announced that the deadline for students to take advantage of the…
CBJ honored with four AABP awards in annual contest
The Corridor Business Journal was honored with four awards by the Alliance of Area Business…
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…
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…
New investigation: Iowans’ access to broadband overreported
More than 387,000 Iowans do not have access to broadband internet, 205 percent higher than…
Alliant Energy awards innovation scholarships
A total of 25 students in Iowa and Wisconsin recently received $1,000 Innovation Scholarships from…
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…
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…
