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Salsa Guy Cafe to open second location at former Wendy’s
The Salsa Guy Cafe, which opened its first brick-and-mortar location in August 2024 after nearly two decades of selling salsa, burritos and other items at the Downtown Farmers Market, is now expanding to a second location. Cafe owner Tim Palmer…
Martin Equipment earns national John Deere award
John Deere Construction and Forestry recently presented the Onyx Circle Award to Martin Construction, which…

Gourmet cookie chain Dirty Dough opens first Iowa location in Cedar Rapids
Dirty Dough has now opened its first Iowa location in southwest Cedar Rapids, offering another…

The Corridor Business Journal is hiring a reporter and special project manager
The award winning Corridor Business Journal, a bi-weekly business publication in Iowa’s Creative Corridor, seeks…

Iowa Credit Union Foundation invested more than $165,000 in Iowans’ financial well-being in 2023
The Iowa Credit Union Foundation (ICUF), the philanthropic arm of the Iowa Credit Union League,…

Hy-Vee partners with Variety “Round Up” fundraising campaign
Hy-Vee is partnering with Variety to again conduct a “Round Up at the Register” campaign…

Mandela Washington Fellowship set to return to the University of Iowa
The University of Iowa (UI) announced Wednesday, Feb. 7, that it has been selected as…

University of Iowa partners with Des Moines-based health insurer
The University of Iowa Henry B. Tippie College of Business’ innovative risk management and insurance…

GreenState Credit Union names Vikram Israni as CEO
GreenState Credit Union announced the appointment of Vikram Israni as its new chief executive officer,…

SBA approves $11.5 million in Iowa small business loans in January
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has released its monthly loan approval figures in Iowa…

Application deadline extended for Choose Iowa Dairy Innovation Grant Program
Dairy farmers have two extra weeks to apply for the Choose Iowa Dairy Innovation Grant…

Hiawatha telecom firm BDC Group closing, lays off 35 workers
BDC Group Inc., a Hiawatha telecom firm founded in 2015, has laid off 35 employees…

Kirkwood students see more efficient path forward in elementary education with UI partnership
Kirkwood Community College students now have a simpler path to completing their teaching education through…

Iowa City Municipal Airport receives $442k grant for solar panel project
The Iowa City Municipal Airport received a $442,800 grant to help fund the cost of…

Investors sue ADM after company placed CFO on leave amid accounting probe, SEC investigation
A group of investors has moved to sue Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) after the company…

Economic Forecast Luncheon offers insight for 2024
Economist Phil Levy returned to the Corridor Business Journal’s 2024 Economic Forecast Luncheon as a…
