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Washington to host First Impressions Community Forum Nov. 17

Washington residents and business leaders will soon have the chance to learn how their community is viewed through the eyes of first-time visitors. The insights will be shared during the upcoming First Impressions Community Forum, part of a statewide program…

The Woodlands at Meth-Wick earns deficiency-free survey for second year

The Woodlands, the skilled nursing facility at Meth-Wick Community, has received a deficiency-free survey from…

The Woodlands Skilled Nursing Facility, part of the Meth-Wick Community

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

MidWestOne to host annual Rock the Chalk event Aug. 8

MidWestOne Financial Group Inc., parent company of MidWestOne Bank, will host the ninth annual Rock…

Sidewalk chalk

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

Hibu named to Selling Power’s 2025 list of ‘60 Best Companies to Sell For’

Hibu Inc., a Cedar Rapids-based provider of digital marketing solutions for U.S. businesses, has earned…

Hibu Cedar Rapids

Inaugural Iowa Supportive Housing Institute celebrates finale of first cycle with presentation of development projects

The Iowa Supportive Housing Institute celebrated the completion of its inaugural cycle on Wednesday, July…

The exterior of a house under construction.

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