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Eastern Iowa Airport director Marty Lenss stands for a portrait in the newest addition to the airport in November. CREDIT RICHARD PRATT

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…