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SBA approves $22.4 million in Iowa small business loans in April
The U.S. Small Business Administration approved 45 loans totaling more than $22.4 million to Iowa businesses in April 2025, according to newly released monthly figures. The financing was made available through the SBA’s two largest lending programs and came from…
Kirkwood extends tuition-free program deadline to Aug. 1
Kirkwood Community College has announced that the deadline for students to take advantage of the…
Financial system under stress
The financial system is changing so quickly that making sense of it is treacherous. Within…
Resurrecting Sinclair: Derecho-damaged Coe building has a Brucemore connection
Work is underway to restore windows broken and damaged during Iowa’s 2020 derecho at one…
Business leaders optimistic about growth potential
Panelists at the Corridor Business Journal’s Mid-Year Economic Forecast luncheon June 22 generally expressed cautious…
Progress and possible pain
For Esther George, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, the…
Czech Village New Bohemia District (finally) holds luncheon
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it had been two years since the Main Street District…
Toptracer to build first Iowa golf facility in Tiffin
The Ders Group, of North Liberty, has partnered with Crisp Development, of Omaha, along with…
CBJ honored with four AABP awards in annual contest
The Corridor Business Journal was honored with four awards by the Alliance of Area Business…
Vaughan named business director of Tippie’s Vaughan Institute
Terri Vaughan, a long-time leader in Iowa’s insurance community, has been named the professional director of…
Ribbon cutting Saturday at new Marion Chocolate Shop
Ben and Katy Davis, new owners of the Marion Chocolate Shop, will host their first…
FedEx project brings ‘new chapter of growth’ to Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a term sheet with FedEx Ground…
Cobra Metals to redevelop vacant building as new headquarters
Cobra Metals, a Pinnacle Engineering spinout, will redevelop property at 1203 Rockford Road SW in…
Potential solutions to Iowa’s child care dilemma
At a pair of town halls hosted by the state’s Child Care Task Force, parents…
Iowa ranks 9th in nation for child well-being
An annual report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation has ranked Iowa ninth overall for…
A crisis in ‘all corners of the state’
When COVID-19 struck the nation in the spring of last year, Amy Mayfield Lusche was…