Award Winners

Anne Dugger

Anne Dugger: Finding her calling

Anne Dugger describes her younger self as “a shiftless human being.” She left Coe College without a degree, spent years in medical transcription, and took a two-year detour to Barbados to teach anatomy and physiology to students training in health…

Zach Kenyon

2025 Forty Under 40: Zach Kenyon

Haley Kacena

2025 Forty Under 40: Haley Kacena

Bethany Jordan

2025 Forty Under 40: Bethany Jordan

John Heavens

2025 Forty Under 40: John Heavens

Caitlin Clark: Just getting started

With countless records under her belt, a third shot at the NCAA March Madness championship…

Caitlin Clark

Teresa Davidson: Inspiring policy changes through relentless advocacy

The passion Teresa Davidson has for her work has led her from Africa to Iowa…

Teresa Davidson

Leslie Carpenter: Advocating for people with mental illness

When her son became sick with a severe schizoaffective disorder around 17 years ago, Leslie…

Leslie Carpenter

Jenny Bosking: Continuing a legacy of community service

Jenny Bosking has been immersed in community service her entire life. Now serving as director…

Jenny Bosking

Field to Family Online Market launches week of Earth Day

Field Field to Family, an Iowa City nonprofit that increases access to and education around…

Field to Family kicks off its Online Market season the week of Earth Day. Pictured: Online Market food drive in September 2023, hosted by CommUnity Crisis Services.

Celebrating 2024’s Women of Influence

This year, we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Corridor Business Journal and its Women…

women of influence

Northwestern Mutual named 2023 ‘Coolest of the Cool’ workplace

Since 1904, Northwestern Mutual Eastern Iowa has been providing Iowans with insurance and financial planning…

Kalvin Grabau Keele, managing partner of Northwestern Mutual Eastern Iowa speaks at 2023's Coolest Places to Work awards dinner, Nov. 30, 2023.

See the companies named 2023’s Coolest Places to Work

Each year the CBJ’s Coolest Places to Work award identifies and honors local companies that…

The winners of 2023's Coolest Places to Work pose for a group photo at the awards dinner, Nov. 30, 2023.

2023’s Most Influential Leaders

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

James Klein named CBJ’s Most Influential for the second consecutive year

James Klein has served as the president of Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust (CRBT) since…

Meet three Forty Under 40 honorees working in business operations

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

Photos by Heidi Eiffert of StudioU Photography business operations

Meet the communications experts on 2023’s Forty Under 40 list

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

Photos by Heidi Eiffert of StudioU Photography

Meet the 2023 Forty Under 40 honorees working in tech & engineering

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

Meet the 2023 Forty Under 40 honorees working in education

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

Meet the law professionals on 2023’s Forty Under 40 list

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

Forty Under 40 law professionals