Award Winners

The Corridor Business Journal has unveiled its list of the 2025 Fastest Growing Companies, ranked by revenue growth from 2022 to 2024. Honorees were recognized on July 23 at a ceremony held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel and Conference Center in Coralville. The event was sponsored by Honkamp P.C., Slingshot25.

CBJ names the Corridor’s Fastest Growing Companies

The Corridor Business Journal has unveiled its list of the 2025 Fastest Growing Companies, ranked by revenue growth from 2022 to 2024. Honorees were recognized on July 23 at a ceremony held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel and Conference Center…

Jessica Andino: Advocating for health and housing

Jessica Andino is emerging as a force for change in Iowa City and beyond.  As…

Jessica Andino

Jennie Wunderlich: Inspiring local youth to grow and connect

Jennie Wunderlich knows her two strongest passions in life are logistics and youth. She also…

Jennie Wunderlich

Mary Westbrook: Inspiring a community to give

Mary Westbrook has a different perspective on the “give ‘til it hurts” philosophy.  “Give until…

Mary Westbrook

Susan Vileta: ‘Lead from where you are’

Susan Vileta has worked in public health for nearly two decades. Raised in Iowa, her…

Susan Vileta

Ashley Vanorny: Multiple avenues of influence

Ashley Vanorny sees her influence manifesting in a variety of areas. As the second-youngest person…

Ashley Vanorny

Mary Beth O’Neill: Striving for nonprofit collaboration

An East Coast native, Mary Beth O’Neill didn’t envision spending part of her career in…

Mary Beth O’Neill

Deborah Lindberg Gertsen: ‘Don’t wait for someday…’

Deborah Lindberg Gertsen works in a bank, but she is not a banker. She brings…

Deborah Lindberg Gertsen

Amy Kristof-Brown: Creating opportunities for others

Few people have the opportunity to influence more than 6,000 lives each day — and…

Amy Kristof-Brown

Crystal Hall: Early childhood champion, passion for service

Throughout her career — including 17 years as senior director at the Young Parents Network…

Crystal Hall

Cady Gerlach: Practicing radical candor in leadership

It’s not hard to see why Cady Gerlach is so widely admired in her circles.…

Cady Gerlach

Cindy Garlock: Setting an example, changing students’ lives

“If there’s one word I use to describe myself, I would say ‘persistence,’” said Cedar…

Cindy Garlock

McGrath Family of Dealerships named 2024 ‘Coolest of the Cool’ workplace

For many Eastern Iowans, the name “McGrath” has become perpetually linked with the sale and…

Jaymie McGrath accepts the “Coolest of the Cool” award for McGrath Family of Dealerships during the Coolest Places to Work celebration at Field Day Brewing Dec. 4. CREDIT ANNIE SMITH BARKALOW

Tiffany O’Donnell named CBJ’s 2024 Most Influential Leader

Even as a prominent local figure who’s now been named the Corridor Business Journal’s Most…

Tiffany O'Donnell

CBJ’s Most Influential Leaders of 2024

The CBJ’s Most Influential list recognizes the people who have made the biggest mark on…

The CBJ’s 20th Forty Under 40 class

Each year, the Corridor Business Journal shines a spotlight on young professionals who have made…

Forty Under 40 2024