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Iowa Top Workplaces 2025

Several Corridor companies recognized among Iowa Top Workplaces

Several Corridor companies have been recognized as Iowa Top Workplaces, with at least two earning the honor for the 12th consecutive year. Clickstop Inc., an e-commerce company based in Urbana, and Honkamp, a CPA and business advisory firm with offices…

Iowa City Municipal Airport celebrates installation of solar array

Iowa City officials celebrated the completion of a solar array at the Iowa City Municipal…

Mayor Bruce Teague and members of the Airport Commission (Ryan Story, Judy Pfohl, and Warren Bishop) at a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Iowa City Municipal Airport on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024.

Cornell, Coe approve Iowa Private Transfer Guarantee admission agreement with community colleges

Coe College and Cornell College have joined 17 other private nonprofit colleges in Iowa in…

UFG Foundation funds 4 Eastern Iowa nonprofits in most recent grant cycle

The private foundation of UFG Insurance has announced it will fund seven local and out-of-state…

UFG Insurance

Iowa’s unemployment rate rose to 3% in October

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 3% in October, up from 2.9% in September…

Three companies with Corridor connections named Prometheus Award winners

Three companies with Corridor connections were named as award winners at the 2024 Prometheus Awards…

2024 Prometheus Awards

GreatAmerica Financial Services wins 2024 Frank Award for Best Leasing Company

The Cannata Report presented GreatAmerica Financial Services with its 2024 Frank Award for Best Leasing…

GreatAmerica Financial Services

Iowa researchers look to transform liver cancer treatment

University of Iowa researchers have been awarded federal funding to help develop an effective drug…

University of Iowa Health Care

Iowa housing market among nation’s most affordable, Common Sense Institute report says

Common Sense Institute (CSI) Iowa has released a new report detailing the state of the…

Home construction housing market

Principal Financial Group names Deanna Strable as next CEO

Principal Financial Group has announced that Deanna Strable, current president and chief operating officer, has…

ALPLA breaks ground on $10-15 million training hub in Iowa City

ALPLA, a global manufacturer and recycler of packaging solutions headquartered in Austria, broke ground on…

Holmes Murphy named among Best Places to Work in Insurance

Holmes Murphy was recently recognized as one of the Best Places to Work in Insurance…

Holmes Murphy logo

NFIB publishes October Small Business Optimism Index, jobs report

The National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) Small Business Optimism Index increased by 2.2 points…

Local partnerships celebrate Alburnett student’s milestone achievement in apprenticeship program

Alburnett Community School District, Grant Wood Area Education Agency, and Kirkwood Community College recently marked…

Joe Lock receives Dr. Bery Engebretsen Visionary Award

Joe Lock, president and CEO of the Eastern Iowa Health Center (EIHC), was honored with…

Joe Lock Visionary Award

TentCraft acquires Marion-based World Class Displays

TentCraft, a manufacturer of custom tents, structures, and event solutions, has announced its acquisition of…

World Class Displays