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Top 16 finalists announced in 2025 ‘Coolest Thing Made in Iowa’ contest
The Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) has announced the Top 16 finalists in the 2025 “Coolest Thing Made in Iowa” contest, following nearly 27,000 votes cast during the initial public voting round. The finalists will now face off…
MidAmerican Energy proposes $3.9 billion ‘Wind PRIME’ renewable energy project
MidAmerican Energy has announced plans for a $3.9 billion renewable energy project in Iowa, including…

Mi-T-M Corporation announces full ESOP ownership
Mi-T-M Corporation, based in Peosta, has announced its transition to full employee ownership under an…

Iowa City Transit rolls out four new electric buses to reduce emissions
Iowa City streets will soon have four new electric buses, thanks to $3.3 million in…

Procter & Gamble reports strong sales, earnings for second quarter
Procter & Gamble reported substantial increases in net sales and earnings per share Wednesday, as…

CEO Suresh Gunasekaran to leave UI Hospitals & Clinics
Suresh Gunasekaran, CEO of University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, is departing for the University…

Third reading of Coggon Solar rezoning proposal postponed
Just before the Linn County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday night to postpone the final…

Home builder confidence edges lower on inflation concerns
Growing inflation concerns and ongoing supply chain disruptions snapped a four-month rise in home builder…

Greater Iowa City Area Home Builders Association names 2022 leadership
The Greater Iowa City Area Home Builders Association (HBA) has elected Melissa Schooley, Eastern Iowa…

CBJ’s Corridor Leaders 250 publication begins arriving this week
This is the CBJ’s first annual listing of the Corridor’s 250 most influential executives in…

North Liberty eyes affordable housing, brewery developments
Several development projects are on the horizon in North Liberty. The first project, by the…
UI, Coe form a new partnership to streamline admissions process
The University of Iowa and Coe College have formed a new partnership that will streamline…

Diventures anticipates major growth in 2022 and beyond
With freezing winter days normal in Iowa and around the country right now, many people…

ACT to expand student outcomes research with new grant award
ACT has been selected as a winner of the 2021 Amazon Web Services (AWS) Imagine…

ESCO Group transitions to full ESOP ownership
ESCO Group has announced the successful transfer of 100% ownership of the company to its…

Cornell introduces data science, applied statistics majors
Faculty at Cornell College in Mount Vernon are introducing two new majors: Applied statistics and…
