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Eastern Iowa Airport director Marty Lenss named Most Influential Leader for 2025
For Marty Lenss, the Corridor Business Journal’s Most Influential Leader for 2025, the passion for flight came at a relatively early age — in the eighth grade, to be exact. “My interest in aviation would have occurred with my first…
Wildwood Saloon finds quick success
by Gigi Wood IOWA CITY – It’s the only country music bar around. The tag…
Car parts maker’s headcount rebounds
by Gigi Wood IOWA CITY – A local car parts maker is returning to pre-recession…
ADM ethanol plant now in operation
by Bekah Porter CEDAR RAPIDS – The world’s largest ethanol complex is now operating in…
Independent movie rental business folds after move
by Gigi Wood IOWA CITY – The Iowa City area will soon be down to…
UI Surplus moves near airport
by Gigi Wood UNIVERSITY OF IOWA – Hawkeye athletic equipment is a new endeavor for…
Gazette Communications becomes SourceMedia Group
by John Kenyon CEDAR RAPIDS – Chuck Peters uses the analogy of a young man…
Retailers share mixed reactions
by Gigi Wood IOWA CITY – For most retailers who run shops in downtown Iowa…
Mayor’s search followed private, not public model
by John Kenyon CEDAR RAPIDS – When the Cedar Rapids City Council sought to hire…
City short $16 million for flood recovery
by Gigi Wood CORALVILLE – Coralville is missing a crucial piece of protection in its…
New facilities key to UI athletic recruitment
by Gigi Wood UNIVERSITY OF IOWA – Very visible changes are being made to the…
City considering revisions to floodplain ordinance
by Gigi Wood IOWA CITY – Iowa City’s planning and zoning commission last week discussed…
Pomeranz pledges active, aggressive work
by John Kenyon CEDAR RAPIDS – Everyone who touted Jeff Pomeranz’s attributes last week as…
UI soon to open $69 million recreation center
by Gigi Wood UNIVERSITY OF IOWA – A new venue for good times downtown is…
City, developers prepare for arts campus shift
by Gigi Wood IOWA CITY – A high-rise development, business relocations and a road improvement…
Airport runway reconstruction project begins
by John Kenyon CORRIDOR – As he stepped to the lectern to address a crowd…





