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30hop expands into Kansas City and Omaha

Iowa-based restaurant group 30hop is expanding its regional presence with new locations in Kansas City and Omaha, the company announced July 2. The group also revealed it is exploring additional growth in Indiana and Arkansas. The restaurant concept, founded in…

(Un)Hired Help: Reflecting on a year of workforce reporting

This marks the conclusion of the CBJ’s members-only series exploring the causes and symptoms of…

CBJ Q&A: Kevin O’Brien

Kevin O’Brien President, Creative Management Inc. O’Brien Family McDonald’s   By Dave DeWitte [email protected] O’Brien…

Target sets a (smaller) bullseye on Iowa City

Target is opening smaller-format stores at a rapid pace, including this one in Minneapolis’ Uptown…

CIVCO tops 2019’s Coolest Places to Work

By Katharine Carlon [email protected] When CIVCO Medical Solutions chose a “Brady Bunch” theme for its…

Spotix grills up a tasty workplace culture

The Spotix team poses for a group photo outside the company’s North Liberty headquarters. The…

Corridor’s coolest small company puts creativity first

The Fusionfarm team shows off their cheer in last year’s Christmas photo. The agency has…

Corridor retailers offer clothes with a cause

Black “Jack” Oxford shirt by Taylor Stitch ($98) and brown Huarache sandals By Nisolo ($138).…

Corridor retailers offer clothes with a cause

Black “Jack” Oxford shirt by Taylor Stitch ($98) and brown Huarache sandals By Nisolo ($138).…

Real Success with Nate Kaeding: Paul Burmeister

Iowa alum Paul Burmeister conducts an interview for NBC Sports, where he now serves as…

A survival guide for the part-time MBA

Associate Professor Alice Wang teaches a marketing class in the part-time MBA program at the…

Cedar Ridge distills rock star whiskey with Slipknot

By Katharine Carlon [email protected] When Jeff Quint, owner and founder of Cedar Ridge Distillery, got…

Ready Wireless jumps into IoT market with Ready Fleet

A Ready Fleet screen displays 138 incidents on a company driver’s trip from Chicago to…

Booming Tiffin gets a telecom boost

By Dave DeWitte [email protected] Iowa’s fastest-growing city, Tiffin, is getting a long-sought telecommunications upgrade that…

Bringing a soccer tradition from Bosnia

Instructors Haris Hadzalic (left) and Sanel “Sonny” Dzafic work on a drill with students Oscar…

Latinos bienvenidos?

Most Latino business owners in the Corridor say it’s business as usual despite the raging…