Award Winners

2025 Forty Under 40: Adam Zimmermann
Adam Zimmermann Chief of Innovation and Research | Cedar Rapids Community School District | AGE: 38 Family: Wife, Leah; sons, Abe (7) and Lukas (4) Residence: Swisher Hometown: Iowa City Education: Master of Philosophy and Education, Education Specialist What was…
2025 Forty Under 40: Kyle Boardman
Kyle Boardman Principal | Honkamp, P.C. | AGE: 33 Family: Wife, Hayleigh Boardman; daughters, Amelia and…

2025 Forty Under 40: Casey Baustian
Casey Baustian Program Officer | Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation | AGE: 39 Family: Parents,…

2025 Forty Under 40: Kara Hinzie
Kara Hinzie Director of Operations | CRST | AGE: 38 Residence: Cedar Rapids Hometown: Marion…

2025 Forty Under 40: Robert Rathje
Robert Rathje HR Program Manager | UFG Insurance | AGE: 32 Family: Wife, Taylor; son,…

2025 Forty Under 40: Jaime Mead
Jaime Mead Recruiting Talent Manager | The Overture Group | AGE: 39 Residence: Cedar Rapids…

2025 Forty Under 40: Murphy Quint
Murphy Quint Master Blender and Director of Operations | Cedar Ridge | AGE: 37 Family:…

CBJ names the Corridor’s Fastest Growing Companies
The Corridor Business Journal has unveiled its list of the 2025 Fastest Growing Companies, ranked…

North Liberty’s Copper Boar named CBJ’s Fastest Growing Company
There’s no requirement that partners in a locally-owned restaurant have a longstanding personal friendship that…

2025 Best of the Corridor winners announced
For the past 20 years, the Corridor Business Journal has had the privilege of celebrating…

Corridor Media Group wins nine AABP editorial excellence awards
The Corridor Media Group, parent company of the Corridor Business Journal and the Quad Cities…

CBJ celebrates 2025’s Women of Influence
The 2025 Women of Influence are a group of incredibly multi-faceted and talented individuals. They…

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

Jennie Wunderlich: Inspiring local youth to grow and connect
Jennie Wunderlich knows her two strongest passions in life are logistics and youth. She also…

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

Susan Vileta: ‘Lead from where you are’
Susan Vileta has worked in public health for nearly two decades. Raised in Iowa, her…






