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Hiawatha mayor Steve Dodson State of the City

Hiawatha leaders celebrate city’s past, future at State of the City event

Most towns like to claim they’re experiencing dramatic growth, but Hiawatha Mayor Steve Dodson found a humorous way to encapsulate the city’s progress at the annual Hiawatha State of the City address Aug. 19. “When people ask me how Hiawatha…

Former Collins CEO Kelly Ortberg named new Boeing CEO

Boeing announced July 31 that its board of directors has elected Robert K. “Kelly” Ortberg,…

Kelly Ortberg Rockwell Collins Boeing

Linn County stresses landowner protection in approving second reading of wind ordinance

Even as the Linn County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously July 29 to approve the…

Wind turbines

Hintz Biomedical, HMUIRL take top prize for Iowa JPEC Summer Track pitch

A health care startup that recently took top prize at an Iowa JPEC spring competition…

Lily Hintz, of Hintz Biomedical, gives her pitch at the Startup Incubator Summer Track Launch Day in the Black Box Theatre in the Iowa Memorial Union on July 26, 2024, in Iowa City, Iowa.

Regionalism holds key to economic development, Corridor leaders say

On July 25 local business leaders gathered at the Hotel at Kirkwood for the Corridor…

Aspen and John Lohman accept a celebratory trophy at the CBJ's Future of the Corridor event, July 26, 2024. The event celebrated the CBJ's 20th anniversary and featured talks on the region's future.

TIME names Alliant Energy a Best Midsize Company in America

Alliant Energy was recently listed on TIME’s inaugural list of America’s Best Midsize Companies for…

Alliant Energy

Med Spas in the Corridor flourish amid post-pandemic weight loss trends

The med spa industry has taken off across the nation, including within the Corridor. As…

Artwork by local photographer Christopher V. Sherman showcased in new St. Luke’s Marion emergency room

Marion-based fine arts photographer Christopher V. Sherman’s photographic artwork will be prominently displayed in the…

St. Luke's Marion emergency room artwork 1

NextEra Energy outlines plans for Duane Arnold Solar IV project in Linn County

The mood was cordial, yet emotionally charged, as representatives from NextEra Energy laid out their…

Duane Arnold Solar IV informational meeting

Nordex to restart, grow production at West Branch wind turbine plant

The Nordex Group is restarting and expanding its local wind turbine production facility in West…

Acciona West Branch wind turbine

University of Iowa biomedical center secures $425k training grant

This month, the University of Iowa’s Center for Biocatalysis and Bioprocessing (CBB) – a unit…

A scientist wearing a face mask and lab coat holds a petri dish.

Old Town Ely project will connect city’s past, future

Ely has been one of the fastest-growing communities in the Corridor in recent years. In…

Old Town Ely Main Street Legacy project 1

Johnson County leaders explore possibility of battery-powered rail line

An electric rail system may be in the works for the Iowa City area, as…

Pop-Up Metro uses existing low-density freight rail lines and battery-propelled passenger cars as an economic, sustainable option for public transit.

Timm to retire as Collins Aerospace president; Brunk to assume role

RTX announced Wednesday, July 17 that Troy Brunk has been appointed president of Collins Aerospace,…

Troy Brunk Stephen Timm Collins Aerospace

Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa debuts new AI-driven CT scanner

Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa (PCI) Imaging Center in Cedar Rapids has announced the installation of…

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Mediacom Communications launches Mediacom Mobile

Mediacom Communications has announced the launch of Mediacom Mobile, the company’s new mobile phone service.…

Mediacom office