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Tom Cox named head of SSAB Americas operations

SSAB has appointed Tom Cox as head of SSAB Americas and a member of the SSAB Group Executive Committee, effective Feb. 1, 2026. Mr. Cox, who currently serves as general manager of SSAB Iowa, brings more than two decades of…

Clay Jones to retire as Rockwell Collins CEO July 31

Kelly Ortberg to be named president and CEO By Sarah Binder CEDAR RAPIDS–Clay Jones, CEO…

Groovy goods

Nostalgia, aesthetics, sustainability spark desire for “Mad Men” era furniture By Sarah Binder The glamour…

Startup helps rural Iowa pharmacies

By Pat Shaver IOWA CITY—Roby Miller’s parents’ businesses were struggling to stay open and he wanted to…

Mayors go green at Symposium

Corbett, Hayek say cities can set examples for sustainability By Sarah Binder CORRIDOR—The cities want to…

Timberline named supplier of the year

Electrical contract manufacturer has grown to 130 staff By Sarah Binder MARION—Millions of miles of wire,…

Rockwell Collins, Workplace Learning Connection team up for job shadows

Rockwell Collins and the Workplace Learning Connection, a non-profit partnership of Kirkwood Community College and…

PHOTOS: Creative Corridor represented at the Prometheus Awards

By Sarah Binder DES MOINES–It was a night for celebration. The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic…

HR professional starts culture company

By Pat Shaver NORTH LIBERTY—Patrick Lyons has discovered his passion. Mr. Lyons last year started…

Inside the Iowa Masonic Library and Museum

Civil War flag, letters from presidents among prized possessions By Sarah Binder A marble palace filled…

HR professional starts culture company

Work includes improving culture at South Slope By Pat Shaver NORTH LIBERTY—Patrick Lyons has discovered his…

Q & A: Peters talks regionalism, Gazette changes

By Gigi Wood CEDAR RAPIDS — The Corridor Business Journal sat down with Chuck Peters,…

Eco Lips receives B-corp designation

By Sarah Binder CEDAR RAPIDS — A local company has found a new way to document…

Ryan Companies role in flood recovery

Family business celebrates 75th year By Sarah Binder CEDAR RAPIDS—Marc Gullickson knows better than to schedule…

Home run development

By Angela Holmes WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS – It’s been a flurry of development in Cedar Valley…

AMTek Microwaves expands

Industrial microwaves built in Cedar Rapids used around the world By Sarah Binder CEDAR RAPIDS—The…