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Exterior of the Hyper Energy Bar in Iowa City's Ped Mall, 115 E. College St.

Hyper Energy Bar to hold soft opening for North Liberty location Dec. 19

Hyper Energy Bar is gearing up for its North Liberty debut, one year after opening a location in Iowa City’s Ped Mall at 115 E. College St. The coffee and drink retailer is wrapping up construction on its 1,000-square-foot double…

Zeam focuses on ‘life in real time’ streaming

In a way, Jack Perry’s launch of Zeam has been a natural progression of the…

Zeam encoding studio

University of Iowa Health Care to purchase Cedar Rapids medical office

The Iowa Board of Regents Wednesday approved the University of Iowa’s $4.2 million purchase of…

University of Iowa Health Care clinic at 411 10th St. SE in Cedar Rapids. CREDIT UNIVERSITY OF IOWA

Kirkwood and IowaWORKS to open joint location this week

Kirkwood Community College and IowaWORKS will open a joint location this Friday, Aug. 1, on…

Kirkwood IowaWORKS partnership building

Real Success: Mike and Nate Dunn with F&M Bank

Mike and Nate Dunn are the father and son duo leading F&M Bank, the local…

Nate Dunn and Mike Dunn with F&M Bank

FedEx to close Dubuque facility, cut staff in Cedar Rapids as part of network overhaul

FedEx will close one facility in Dubuque and reduce staffing at a Cedar Rapids operation…

FedEx delivery van

QTS data center groundbreaking canceled in wake of deadly New York shooting

The groundbreaking ceremony scheduled for this morning at the QTS data center site in southwest…

QTS data center

Fieldhouse Bar in Iowa City moving to new downtown location

Fieldhouse Bar, a longtime staple in Iowa City’s nightlife scene, is relocating to a new…

The new location for Fieldhouse Bar at 138 S. Clinton St. The space, currently under construction, formerly housed Active Endeavors.

CBJ names the Corridor’s Fastest Growing Companies

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

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.

Cedar Rapids bar Hazzard County bringing country vibes – and line dancing – to Iowa City

A popular Cedar Rapids watering hole is expanding to Iowa City, with plans to open…

Hazzard County Iowa City is located at 118 S. Dubuque St. on the Ped Mall. The bar occupies the former site of Fieldhouse Bar and opens Aug. 6.

Proposed Alliant power plant near airport raises concerns

The Cedar Rapids Airport Commission is expressing safety and proximity concerns about an Alliant Energy…

Alliant power plant proposed location

2025 Entrepreneur of the Year: Brandon Pratt

Lion Development Group owner Brandon Pratt was living in Florida when the housing market crashed…

Lion Development Group owner Brandon Pratt poses in front of a wall display of the company’s core values at his headquarters in North Liberty on July 1, 2025. CREDIT ANNIE SMITH BARKALOW

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…

Ty Medema, Shane Durian and Zeph Leaton are the co-owners of Copper Boar American Pub in North Liberty, the CBJ’s Fastest-Growing Company in the Corridor for 2025. CREDIT RICHARD PRATT

Durham to keynote Hiawatha State of the City event

Iowa Economic Development Authority and Iowa Finance Authority Director Debi Durham will deliver the keynote…

Hiawatha Iowa sign

Tippie College of Business earns top-10 national ranking for Iowa MBA program

The University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business has earned national recognition for its Iowa…

Pappajohn Business Building University of Iowa

Coe launches risk management/insurance concentration

Coe College is adding a risk management/insurance concentration within its Stead Department of Business Administration…

Coe College