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Iowa Secretary of Agriculture unveils Choose Iowa passport to boost agritourism
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig has launched the Choose Iowa Passport, a free, interactive digital tool that connects Iowans and visitors with local farms, orchards, farm-to-table restaurants and boutique retailers offering Iowa-grown and made products. Developed in partnership between…
Two Corridor centers launch national suicide prevention lifeline
CommUnity Crisis Services and Foundation2 are implementing a national suicide prevention lifeline starting July 16.…

Solar energy complaints on the rise, says Iowa Attorney General
Iowans looking to install solar panels are facing more trouble than ever before. From 2019…

University of Iowa study finds brain network linked to addiction
A study involving University of Iowa Health Care neuroscientists found a brain network associated with…

Alliant to plant first Iowa community solar ‘garden’ in Cedar Rapids
Expanding on its goal to attain net-zero carbon emissions from energy generation by 2050, Alliant…

Knutson Construction reshapes leadership team
Knutson Construction is overhauling its leadership team with Brendan Moore replacing John Curry as president…

Kirkwood, TrueNorth give workers better understanding of truck driving as a career
Kirkwood Community College has collaborated with TrueNorth, a Cedar Rapids-based insurance and financial company, on…

Standard & Poor’s assigns Mercy “A-” level credit rating
Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Global Ratings has reaffirmed Mercy Medical Center’s “A-” credit rating, according…

Storey Kenworthy & Workspace accepting grant applications
The Storey Kenworthy & Workspace Foundation for Giving is accepting grant applications from qualified non-profit…
2022 Best of the Corridor
The CBJ is proud to unveil our 17th annual Best of the Corridor list, which…

Wolf Carbon Solutions seeks public meetings for proposed liquid carbon dioxide pipeline
Wolf Carbon Solutions has requested a series of public informational meetings in five Iowa counties,…

Another $20 million in federal grant money coming to Eastern Iowa Airport
The Eastern Iowa Airport will be receiving another $20.4 million for terminal upgrades under the…

Historic BetterLife building may get new life as Dunkin’ site
Plans are underway to transform a site in northeast Cedar Rapids where neighbors turned out…
Mid-Year Economic Review panelists address top-of-mind topics
A group of panelists addressed a variety of issues at the Corridor Business Journal’s Mid-Year…
KENT subsidiary Grain Processing Corporation acquires Natural Products Inc.
Grain Processing Corporation (GPC), a member of the Muscatine-based KENT Corporation family of companies, has…

United Fire Group names Kevin Leidwinger as president and CEO
Cedar Rapids-based insurance company United Fire Group announced July 7 the appointment of Kevin Leidwinger…
