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GALLERY: New Boys & Girls Clubs Busse Unit officially opens its doors

It didn’t take long for local kids to begin enjoying the features of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Corridor’s new Busse Unit. As the facility’s grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony began Wednesday, June 4, children young and old…

Refinancing dispute dashes hopes for Zero Energy Systems

Zero Energy Systems’ factory and headquarters at 428 Westcor Dr. stands silent and unoccupied on…

SantosHuman makes products more personal

Steve Beck, president and CEO of SantosHuman, located in the University of Iowa’s BioVentures Center,…

Rantizo looks to drones as ag’s next frontier

A six-rotor hexacopter drone is being used by Rantizo as it develops its autonomous crop…

Interchanges trigger commercial surge in Tiffin

Scott Andersen, president of the Ders Group, talks to Tiffin City Administrator Doug Boldt at…

Downtown IC bucks national retail woes

A tranquil night on Iowa City’s Pedestrian Mall. CREDIT ICDD   By Katharine Carlon [email protected]

Corridor hotels go from budget to boutique

The guestrooms at the Graduate Hotel in Iowa City are meant to “radiate the city’s…

Business leaders, officials discuss 2008 flood rebound

Former Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett discusses the emotions and lessons of the 2008 floods…

KZIA’s new CEO shares joys of life in broadcast

KZIA CEO Julie Hein stands in the Z102.9 studio on a recent afternoon. The station’s…

C-suite parity still eluding Iowa women

By Katharine Carlon [email protected] It’s lonely at the top – and it might be loneliest…

IC’s Foster Appliance gets new owner, digital facelift

Jenny Novick, who took over Foster Appliance in Iowa City this February, has already stepped…

Real Success with Nate Kaeding: Debbie Takes

Nate Kaeding with Debbie Takes, of Dan and Debbie’s Creamery in Ely. Sponsored by West…

MCI named 2018’s Fastest Growing Company

Anthony Marlowe shares his story after his company, MCI LC, was named 2018’s Fastest Growing…

Analysis: 2018’s Fastest list features diverse cast

By Adam Moore [email protected] The Corridor Business Journal’s Fast­est Growing Companies list included a wide…

Matt Swift is 2018’s Entrepreneur of the Year

Matt Swift shown inside the new St. Burch Tavern in downtown Iowa City on a…

Iowans are getting hooked on fly fishing

Novice anglers practice their casts at the Liberty Center Pond in North Liberty as part…