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Gallery: CBJ’s Women of Influence celebration

Friends, family and business associates gathered Thursday, April 30, to celebrate the Corridor Business Journal Class of 2026 Women of Influence at the Hotel at Kirkwood Center. The Women of Influence awards recognize women who have made a difference in…

Construction begins on new B-Bop’s in Cedar Rapids; more on the way

Construction has begun on a new B-Bop’s location in northeast Cedar Rapids, company officials have…

B-Bop's newest store

24 Iowa food supply chain projects receive millions in grant funding

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship announced it is channeling more than $5.2…

A worker with Grimm Family Farm plants potatoes in April 2020. The business is the only supplier of dry beans in Iowa and is one of several businesses to receive a USDA RFI grant.

University of Iowa earns gold rating for sustainability efforts

The University of Iowa has been recognized for its sustainability initiatives, earning a gold rating…

Students walk past Jessup Hall on the Pentacrest on a fall afternoon.

University of Iowa engineering leverages P3 seed funding to secure $9.4 Million in NASA grants

The University of Iowa’s P3 grant program is reshaping Earth observation research within its College…

View of cloud formations on earth taken from space

University of Iowa Innovation Challenge awards $75,000 to entrepreneurs

The University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (Iowa JPEC) awarded $75,000 to winners of…

Competitors in the Iowa JPEC Innovation Challenge converged at MERGE in Iowa City Nov. 20 for the awards ceremony.

Nominations open for Howard Hall Excellence in Business award

Nominations are now open for the Howard Hall Excellence in Business Award, sponsored by the…

Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance

Iowa KidSight launches its first Medical Advisory Board

Iowa KidSight, based in Coralville and dedicated to vision screenings for children, has announced its…

Iowa KidSight medical advisory board

CRMEA offers pooled retirement fund program through Transamerica partnership

In a collaborative effort aimed at bolstering retirement options for small businesses and nonprofits, the…

Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance

Hills Bank plans grand opening for Williamsburg branch

Hills Bank is celebrating the grand opening of its 19th location on Dec. 2. The…

The new Hills Bank, located at 200 W. State Street in Williamsburg.

Save-A-Lot grocery store in southwest Cedar Rapids closing

The Save-A-Lot grocery store in southwest Cedar Rapids, known for its low-cost, no-frills approach to…

Save-A-Lot Cedar Rapids closing

Big Grove Brewery plans celebration commemorating gold medal at Great American Beer Festival

Iowa-based Big Grove Brewery is planning a series of celebrations commemorating its gold medal win…

Easy Eddy

Redevelopment of Higley Mansion as residential substance abuse treatment facility progressing

The redevelopment of the former Higley Mansion in southeast Cedar Rapids to serve as a…

Highley Mansion redevelopment substance abuse treatment facility

Alliance for Equitable Housing launches pilot program to enhance relations between tenants, landlords

The Alliance for Equitable Housing of Cedar Rapids has launched a new pilot program designed…

Housing rental landlords tenants

Greater Iowa City, Inc. unveils new initiatives at annual meeting

The evening of Nov. 21 saw a packed house at the Hyatt Regency Coralville, as…

Nancy Bird, president and CEO of Greater Iowa City, Inc., addresses the audience at the organization's annual meeting Nov. 21.

Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa enhances student experience with 3DE

Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa is ramping up efforts to implement its new learning model,…

Christine Landa, president of Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa, addresses a room of local business and education leaders.