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Coolest Thing Made in Iowa nominees announced
The Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) has announced the nominees for its 2025 Coolest Thing Made in Iowa contest. The annual competition, now in its second year, is sponsored by MidWestOne Bank and aims to showcase products manufactured…
Real Success with Nate Kaeding: Mark Carlson
Sponsored by MidWestOne Bank, this is the latest edition of the CBJ’s new podcast feature…
Loyal to Local launches ‘Bond’ gift certificate program
Loyal to Local, a campaign launched in November encouraging the community to patronize locally owned…
Loans are up, earnings down for Iowa banks through Q3
INDEX: A chart showing loans among Iowa-chartered banks through the past seven quarters and the…
Collins plans layoffs as RTX authorizes $5B in buybacks
Collins Aerospace plans to lay off 65 workers at its plants in Decorah and Bellevue…
Czech Village NewBo district launches small business lab
The Czech Village New Bohemia Main Street District is rolling out a new online business coaching service, “The…
Buy. Give. Grow. campaign aims to keep dollars local
Hoping to champion a “local-first” mindset and support businesses through the holiday season and beyond,…
Tom Cilek’s New Best Friend: Bruce Teague
If you’ve been in the Corridor business community for even a short time, you already…
UI’s Tippie College elevates acting dean to permanent role
Amy Kristof-Brown Amy Kristof-Brown, who has served as interim dean of the University of Iowa’s…
Wahls elected to lead Iowa Senate Democrats
Iowa Sen. Zach Wahls Sen. Zach Wahls of Coralville was elected to serve as the new…
Loyal to Local campaign encourages local shopping
A new grassroots campaign, Loyal to Local, will launch Nov. 16 to increase support of…
Cedar Ridge becomes Iowa’s best-selling bourbon
Cedar Ridge Iowa Straight Bourbon is the state’s top-selling 750 ml. bourbon, according to the…
Diversity Straight Up: ‘Looking Up’ and driving change
In the Season 2 debut of the CBJ podcast, “Diversity Straight Up,” hosts Sarika Bhakta…
Godwin named permanent CEO at ACT
Janet Godwin Janet Godwin has been named the permanent CEO of ACT Inc., the Iowa…
Heavy demand, disruptions keep appliance customers waiting
Retailers are having difficulty keeping up with an onslaught of customer demand for appliances, particularly…
Wind on the rise in Iowa
Iowa’s wind, which last year became the state’s largest source of electrical power, has reached…