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Iowa’s 2025 job growth lags behind post-pandemic years
Iowa’s cumulative employment growth in 2025 is the lowest of any year since the pandemic, according to the latest Iowa Jobs and Labor Force Update from the Common Sense Institute. From December 2024 through May 2025, the state has added…
UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s volunteer, 91, retires after 40 years
Corinnie Ketelsen, who turned 91 on Aug. 18, has celebrated more than 40 of her…
Mercy earns Patient Satisfaction Award for home health care
Mercy Medical Center has been recognized by Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP) as a “Superior Performer”…
Aegon, Transamerica cut 59 jobs in Cedar Rapids
Aegon is eliminating 55 positions in Cedar Rapids, while Transamerica, owned by Aegon, is eliminating…
Meet the finalists of ‘Race for the Space’
Three businesses have been selected as finalists for the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance’s “Race…
Video: Takeaways from CBJ’s Diversity, Inclusion & Impact Symposium
The Corridor Business Journal’s Diversity, Inclusion & Impact Symposium held Aug. 17 at the Hyatt…
John Pappajohn Pavilion could see $95 million addition
The University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics will hear proposals from project managers to construct…
New Altorfer headquarters will double existing facility’s space
Altorfer Inc. is planning to build a new corporate headquarters facility in southwest Cedar Rapids…
Hy-Vee shuffles leadership structure, promotes Gosch to CEO
West Des Moines-based grocer Hy-Vee named Jeremy Gosch CEO and president of retail operations, as…
Iowa jobless rate drops in July
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 2.5% in July, down from 2.6% in June…
“Field of Dreams” gets $12M grant; no game next year?
A hologram of the late Hall of Fame baseball broadcaster Harry Caray singing “Take Me…
IC Council approves Student Built House, Monument Hills plans
The Housing Fellowship will receive $75,400 in Iowa City grant funds and the land at…
The Marion Merchant lends support to artists, veterans
The Marion Merchant, located at 1090 Seventh Ave., celebrated its opening with a ribbon cutting…
Real Success with Nate Kaeding: Janet Godwin with ACT
Sponsored by MidWestOne Bank, this is the latest edition of the CBJ’s new podcast feature…
Union representative hoping talks next week can resolve Ingredion strike
A representative of the 120 union members on strike against the Ingredion plant in southwest…
Inclusive ICR releases Diversity, Equity and Inclusion regional report
Inclusive ICR, a local coalition with a mission to grow diversity and inclusion in the…