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Iowa Donor Network CEO Suzanne Conrad announces retirement

After nearly three decades serving as CEO of Iowa Donor Network, Suzanne Conrad plans to retire this year. “At this point in my life, I have put so much of myself into my work, and it has been a great…

NewBo City Market hits its stride

CR’s most popular attraction shifts to serve new communities   By Dave DeWitte [email protected] The…

Corridor commerce groups set sights on Cuba

By Chase Castle [email protected] Following recent efforts by President Barack Obama to loosen trade and…

Honoring 2016’s Financial Executives of the Year

Seven of the Corridor’s leading CFOs were named Financial Executives of the Year. From left…

Corridor companies continue to adapt to ICD-10

Despite concerns about its implementation, the crossover to a more complex medical coding system six…

MERGE gets $1.5 million for prototyping studio

By Chase Castle [email protected] The co-working space and educational tech center known as MERGE in…

POGO brand gives Eco Lips a bounce

Eco Lips CEO Steve Shriver shows off the new POGO line in front of the…

SCOTUS rules in favor of CRST on fees

By Dave DeWitte [email protected] A dispute over $4.7 million in legal fees between CRST International…

Kirkwood looks back at 50

Kirkwood President Mick Starcevich discusses the community college’s nearly $1 billion economic impact in the…

Moxie Solar named 2016’s Fastest Growing Company

Moxie Solar Owner and President Jason Hall speaks to attendees of the CBJ’s Fastest Growing…

Corridor businesses still processing EMV tech

Customer Scott Fiddelke uses his smartphone to make a purchase at Walgreens in North Liberty.…

CR seeks balance in food truck regs

The Grateful Crepe parked in downtown Cedar Rapids on a recent afternoon. Some restaurant operators…

CRCC golf course completes Ross-toration

Cedar Rapids Country Club Head Golf Pro Dustin Toner stands just beyond the fully restored…

Wellmark, UI Health Alliance partner on new health insurer

By Angela Holmes [email protected] Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, the state’s largest health insurer, and…

Daydreams Comics turns page on 30 years

Customer Alexis Smith thumbs through back issues at Daydreams Comics on May 2.   By…

‘GO Cedar Rapids’ new name for CR tourism efforts

By Dave DeWitte [email protected] The Cedar Rapids Convention & Visitors Bureau has dropped its former…