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Aerial photo of the water tower located outside University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics.

UI Health Care delays projects amid federal funding cuts

The University of Iowa Health Care system is revising its capital improvement plans after federal funding changes are expected to reduce health care spending in Iowa by $9.5 billion over the next decade. The Congressional Budget Office estimates the federal…

Outlets Williamsburg becomes new home to child care center

A ribbon cutting ceremony was held July 12 to announce Williamsburg Child Care Center (W4C’s)…

A classroom at the new child care center at Outlets Williamsburg.

Cedar Rapids to purchase office building for police annex

The Cedar Rapids City Council voted unanimously at its meeting Tuesday, July 12 to move…

Cedar Rapids police annex

Two Corridor centers launch national suicide prevention lifeline

CommUnity Crisis Services and Foundation2 are implementing a national suicide prevention lifeline starting July 16.…

Suicide prevention lifeline

Solar energy complaints on the rise, says Iowa Attorney General

Iowans looking to install solar panels are facing more trouble than ever before. From 2019…

Solar energy

University of Iowa study finds brain network linked to addiction

A study involving University of Iowa Health Care neuroscientists found a brain network associated with…

UI professor Dr. Aaron Boes studies the impact brain lesions has on addiction.

Alliant to plant first Iowa community solar ‘garden’ in Cedar Rapids

Expanding on its goal to attain net-zero carbon emissions from energy generation by 2050, Alliant…

Alliant Community Solar Garden site

Kirkwood, TrueNorth give workers better understanding of truck driving as a career

Kirkwood Community College has collaborated with TrueNorth, a Cedar Rapids-based insurance and financial company, on…

trucking

Standard & Poor’s assigns Mercy “A-” level credit rating

Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Global Ratings has reaffirmed Mercy Medical Center’s “A-” credit rating, according…

Mercy Medical Center

2022 Best of the Corridor

The CBJ is proud to unveil our 17th annual Best of the Corridor list, which…

CBJ Best of the Corridor

Wolf Carbon Solutions seeks public meetings for proposed liquid carbon dioxide pipeline

Wolf Carbon Solutions has requested a series of public informational meetings in five Iowa counties,…

Wolf Carbon pipeline route

Another $20 million in federal grant money coming to Eastern Iowa Airport

The Eastern Iowa Airport will be receiving another $20.4 million for terminal upgrades under the…

Eastern Iowa Airport terminal grant

Historic BetterLife building may get new life as Dunkin’ site

Plans are underway to transform a site in northeast Cedar Rapids where neighbors turned out…

Mid-Year Economic Review panelists address top-of-mind topics

A group of panelists addressed a variety of issues at the Corridor Business Journal’s Mid-Year…

KENT subsidiary Grain Processing Corporation acquires Natural Products Inc.

Grain Processing Corporation (GPC), a member of the Muscatine-based KENT Corporation family of companies, has…

Grain Processing purchase KENT Corporation

United Fire Group names Kevin Leidwinger as president and CEO

Cedar Rapids-based insurance company United Fire Group announced July 7 the appointment of Kevin Leidwinger…

UFG Insurance