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ICAAR’s Community Outreach members pose with donated school supplies in August 2025. From left: Megan Flewellyn, ICAAR CEO; Kayla Fisher, Jessica Campbell, Sarah Miller and Tracey Molina

ICAAR completes successful school supply drive

The Iowa City Area Association of REALTORS has wrapped up its summer school supplies drive, contributing to United Way of Johnson and Washington Counties’ Ready, Set, School event, which supports more than 1,800 K–12 students in Johnson and Washington counties.…

Big batch: Raining Rose scales up CR plant

Raining Rose Automation Engineer Steve Giese cuts the ribbon at a ceremony marking the completion…

Is Amazon headed to Iowa City?

Amazon is investing heavily in its national delivery infrastructure to provide faster shipping to Prime…

Real Success with Nate Kaeding: Tim Semelroth

Tim Semelroth, shown with Nate Kaeding following their recent recording session at CBJ Studios in…

(Un)Hired Help: How more diversity can build a better workforce

Iowa’s workforce shortage has underscored the need to hire for diversity with a bright red…

Ahmann takes aim at redevelopment in College District

Plans are being made for redevelopment of the rambling Main Building of the former Terex…

Ahmann takes aim at redevelopment in College District

Plans are being made for redevelopment of the rambling Main Building of the former Terex…

PC Matic makes a non-televised push into Iowa

By Dave DeWitte [email protected] Former Gateway Inc. executives at anti-virus software provider PC Matic are…

CBJ’s 15th Anniversary: 15 things that made us a region

A screenshot from the Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce’s 2019 video showing a handful…

CBJ’s 15th Anniversary: How has the Corridor changed?

Intro by Katharine Carlon [email protected] Fifteen years ago, the idea of the Corridor was mostly…

CBJ’s 15th Anniversary: Thank you for 15 years

Lucy, Aspen, John and Quincy. PHOTO BILL ADAMS By John Lohman [email protected] My wife, Aspen,…

Introducing 2019’s Best of the Corridor (Parts 1&2)

For many of our readers, it’s a badge of honor to know who’s the best…

CBJ’s Best of the Corridor Hall of Fame

The following businesses and firms have each been voted onto the CBJ’s Best of the…

Real Success with Nate Kaeding: Katie Roche

Katie Roche, chatting with Nate about the intersections of art and business during a recent…

Going Up: Inside Iowa City’s high rise boom

The Plaza Towers, one of Iowa City’s earliest high-rises, with the Hyatt Place Iowa City…

Vilsack: USMCA trade pact ‘needs to be ratified in 2019’

Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack and farm leaders urged quick ratification of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade…