Award Winners
2025 Forty Under 40: Megan Thole
Megan Thole Senior Director – Institutional Planning | Kirkwood Community College Founder | Hello Mindful You | AGE: 36 Residence: Marion Hometown: Dyersville Education: Master’s degree in leadership and management from Concordia University St. Paul; Bachelor of Arts in finance…
2024 Forty Under 40: Mackenzie DeRoo
Each year, the Corridor Business Journal shines a spotlight on young professionals who have made…
2024 Forty Under 40: Michael Coulter
Each year, the Corridor Business Journal shines a spotlight on young professionals who have made…
2024 Forty Under 40: Daniel Brown
Each year, the Corridor Business Journal shines a spotlight on young professionals who have made…
2024 Forty Under 40: Zach Bohannon
Each year, the Corridor Business Journal shines a spotlight on young professionals who have made…
2024 Forty Under 40: Brittany Barnhart
Each year, the Corridor Business Journal shines a spotlight on young professionals who have made…
2024 Forty Under 40: Kelli Albert
Each year, the Corridor Business Journal shines a spotlight on young professionals who have made…
CBJ names 2024 Fastest Growing Companies
Here at the CBJ, the Fastest Growing Companies list is seen as a way for…
Get to know 2024’s Women of Influence
This year, we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Corridor Business Journal and its Women…
Samantha Rogers: ‘A labor of love’
Samantha Rogers may not be an Iowa native, but the first time she saw the…
Barbara Wilson: A heart, and mind, for academia
Though she says she is only in her “junior year” of her term as president…
Kristy Walker: Fighting food insecurity through advocacy
Kristy Walker spent her childhood on a farm and wants to retire on a farm.…
Christine Vorhies: Conveying competence to manage change
The positive influence of Christine Vorhies reverberates not only in her professional life, but through…
Tara Minetos: Cultivating community connections through volunteerism
As a Navy brat without a hometown, Tara Minetos always craved a true sense of…
Jessica Horaney: Inspiring the next generation of female engineers
Women represent 23 percent of new engineering graduates, a number Jessica Horaney is seeking to…
Kristie Fisher: Following the winding path home
As a teenager, Kristie Fisher often joked with her friends that she would be president…
