Award Winners

Gallery: CBJ’s Women of Influence celebration

Friends, family and business associates gathered Thursday, April 30, to celebrate the Corridor Business Journal Class of 2026 Women of Influence at the Hotel at Kirkwood Center. The Women of Influence awards recognize women who have made a difference in…

Gina Landau: Breaking ground on a new path forward

In the world of Corridor real estate development, Gina Landau sees herself as a pioneer…

Gina Landau

Kaly Etten: Building culture from the inside out

Kaly Etten is a human resources leader known for her people-first strategies that grow business…

Kaly Etten

Kelly Dybvig: Guiding others through the path of change

Through all the twists and turns of her career, Kelly Dybvig has relied on a…

Kelly Dybvig

Anne Dugger: Finding her calling

Anne Dugger describes her younger self as “a shiftless human being.” She left Coe College…

Anne Dugger

Dru Davis: Leading with a vision for opportunity

With a classic Midwestern upbringing in Reinbeck, Iowa, Dru Davis was taught that challenges are…

Dru Davis

Molly Brown Miller: Finding her niche where people come first

With a degree in sociology, Molly Brown Miller didn’t intend to pursue a career in…

Molly Brown Miller

Nancy Bird: Bringing people, and organizations, together

Nancy Bird’s path to leading Johnson County’s premier economic development organization wound through Africa, Seattle,…

Nancy Bird

Eastern Iowa Airport director Marty Lenss named Most Influential Leader for 2025

For Marty Lenss, the Corridor Business Journal’s Most Influential Leader for 2025, the passion for…

Eastern Iowa Airport director Marty Lenss stands for a portrait in the newest addition to the airport in November. CREDIT RICHARD PRATT

TrueNorth Companies named 2025 ‘Coolest of the Cool’ workplace

For TrueNorth Companies, the phrase “the spirit of small, the power of scale” isn’t just…

TrueNorth Companies Chief Executive Officer Jason Smith speaks at the CBJ’s Coolest Places to Work event, Nov. 19, 2025. CREDIT ALEXANDRA OLSEN

Retaining talent, building community: Meet the 2025 Forty Under 40

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

Forty Under 40 2025

2025 Forty Under 40: Emily Zimmon

Emily Zimmon Founder and CEO  |  An Enduring Legacy  |  AGE: 35 Residence and Hometown:…

Emily Zimmon

2025 Forty Under 40: Adam Zimmermann

Adam Zimmermann Chief of Innovation and Research  |  Cedar Rapids Community School District  |  AGE:…

Adam Zimmermann

2025 Forty Under 40: Audrey Wiedemeier

Audrey Wiedemeier Executive Director  |  Iowa City Bike Library  |  AGE: 39 Residence: Iowa City…

Audrey Wiedemeier bike library

2025 Forty Under 40: Catherine VanDraska

Catherine VanDraska Chief Program Officer  |  Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cedar Rapids and East…

Catherine VanDraska

2025 Forty Under 40: Tyler Thompson

Tyler Thompson Vice President of Supplier Strategy and Sales Enablement  |  Van Meter Inc.  | …

Tyler Thompson