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Mi-T-M ePowerStation named 2026 Coolest Thing Made in Iowa

A Peosta-based manufacturer has taken the top prize in this year’s statewide competition celebrating Iowa-made innovation. The Iowa Association of Business and Industry announced the Mi-T-M ePowerStation, manufactured by Mi-T-M Corporation, as the 2026 Coolest Thing Made in Iowa winner…

National Safety Training Service rebrands as Midwest Safety Partners

National Safety Training Service (NSTS), a workplace safety training provider for more than 30 years,…

Midwest Safety Partners

IOWA 500: Meet Okpara Rice, chief executive officer of Tanager

This profile was originally published in the Corridor Media Group’s inaugural IOWA 500 magazine, which features…

Okpara Rice

Real Success with Nate Kaeding: Caleb Knutson, Downtown Cedar Rapids

Caleb Knutson is the new executive director of Downtown Cedar Rapids, a role he began…

Caleb Knutson Downtown District

North Liberty City Council approves $20 million request for new development district

The North Liberty City Council approved a request for $20 million from the city to…

Alliant Energy names Patrick Allen as independent board chair

Alliant Energy Corporation has announced Patrick Allen has been named by the Board of Directors…

USDA pulls back millions in promised local food investments

Iowa’s local food network is facing an uncertain future after the U.S. Department of Agriculture…

Field to Family kicks off its Online Market season the week of Earth Day. Pictured: Online Market food drive in September 2023, hosted by CommUnity Crisis Services.

Steindler announces March 24 opening date for new North Liberty clinic, ambulatory surgery center

Steindler Orthopedics has announced the grand opening of its new clinic and ambulatory surgery center…

Steindler Orthopedic new clinic

The Downtown Dish with Micky’s Irish Pub

On Today’s Episode: Anna and Charlie are joined by the legendary duo David Stein and…

The staff of Micky's Irish Pub. CREDIT ICDD

Pankaj Monga: How family, education, and leadership shaped a successful CEO

Pankaj Monga draws from a deep well of principles. Cultural bedrocks like family and education…

Pankaj Monga, president and CEO of Channel Fusion, pictured at the company’s Hiawatha office. CREDIT ALEXANDRA OLSEN

John’s Grocery to feature in ‘Death of a Brewer’ film

This summer, a team of filmmakers and producers will create what could be Iowa’s biggest…

A historical photo shows George Buffon – wearing a white apron – standing in front of the saloon he owned at 401 E Market St, Iowa City, in 1899. The identities of the others in this photo are unknown. CREDIT JOHN’S GROCERY ARCHIVES

Downtown Cedar Rapids SSMID 2025 initiatives set to enhance vibrancy, connectivity

The Downtown Cedar Rapids Self-Supported Municipal Improvement District (SSMID) has announced a series of transformative…

Downtown Cedar Rapids

Four new gates opened at Eastern Iowa Airport

The latest portion of the modernization project at the Eastern Iowa Airport is now complete,…

Eastern Iowa Airport new gates 1

‘The North Star’: Downtown plan guides team’s efforts to reshape city’s core

This is the second article of a two-part series examining the landscape of downtown Cedar Rapids. Part…

The Alliant Energy Tower, the CRST headquarters building and the Veterans Memorial Building

Iowa Business of Women’s Sports panelists: ‘The time is now’ to capitalize on growth

Generational superstars like Caitlin Clark have spurred an explosive increase in the relevance of women’s…

Anne Nizzi-Clark Business of Women's Sports

Catherine McAuley Center’s Immigration and Business luncheon addresses current immigration climate

The Catherine McAuley Center’s third annual Immigration and Business Luncheon and awards ceremony praised the…

Alouise Francois, a student at Jefferson High School, gives an acceptance speech after receiving the Youth Leader Award at the third annual Catherine McAuley Center Immigration and Business Luncheon March 6.