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An Iowa United Volleyball club member celebrates during the 2025 Iowa Regionals Weekend.

Iowa United Volleyball sets up at former Pearson campus

A portion of the former Pearson campus in Iowa City will soon be home to nets, knee guards and volleyballs. Iowa United Volleyball, a youth volleyball club based out of Iowa City, is one of two new tenants to lease…

Plan would convert former Higley Mansion to substance abuse treatment facility

A North Liberty developer is pursuing a plan to convert the former Higley Mansion in…

Higley Mansion treatment facility plan

Smith Sanitation is not wasting time

Wesley Smith isn’t afraid to get his hands dirty. The long-time Oxford resident started his…

Wesley Smith, owner of Smith Sanitation, takes a moment to adjust a waste bin before setting it on the curb.

Cedar Rapids lands $56.4 million federal grant to fund new Eighth Avenue Arc of Justice bridge

The city of Cedar Rapids has secured a $56.4 million federal grant to fund construction…

Eighth Avenue Arc of Justice bridge rendering

Iowa Cancer Consortium creates resource to connect Iowans with cancer clinical trials

The Iowa Cancer Consortium has created a new resource that includes a comprehensive list of…

Iowa Cancer Consortium

Get to know 2024’s Women of Influence

This year, we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Corridor Business Journal and its Women…

Women of Influence 2024, CBJ

Honkamp Payroll acquires North Liberty HR consulting firm

Honkamp Payroll, LLC, a payroll and human capital management company headquartered in Dubuque, has recently…

Honkamp Payroll, LLC logo

Cedar Rapids Public Library to host Maker and Technology Fest

Technology and creativity will meet at the Cedar Rapids Public Library with the Maker and…

Cedar Rapids Public Library, 450 Fifth Ave. SE. CREDIT RICHARD PRATT

Eastern Iowa Health Center to host grand opening of new dental health clinic

Eastern Iowa Health Center (EIHC) will host a “floss cutting” in honor of the grand…

EIHC Dental Health Clinic, 1210 4th Ave SE

Planning Commission OKs preliminary plat for former Transamerica site

Even as the Cedar Rapids City Planning Commission approved a preliminary plat for the redevelopment…

Transamerica site proposal

UI Health Care’s Chief Integration Officer to vacate position next month

In January, Mercy Iowa City officially handed over its reins to University of Iowa Health…

Deborah Berini, UIHC's temporary chief integration officer and chief administrative officer, was contracted in December to oversee Mercy Iowa City's transition to UI Health Care. Her last day is May 10.

Iowa City pushes to preserve Pagliai’s Pizza building

The historic brick building that houses Pagliai’s Pizza, an iconic pizza restaurant operating in Iowa…

A&A Pagliai's Pizza, located at 302 E. Bloomington St. in Iowa City CREDIT REMAX

IntelliSee partners with AtlasIED

IntelliSee, a leading AI risk-mitigation platform located in Coralville, recently announced a partnership with AtlasIED,…

A comparison graphic showing Intellisee's capabilities. The Coralville company recently announced a partnership with AtlasIED, a company specializing in the commercial audio and security industries.

Iowa City enters agreement with Block by Block, enhanced metropolitan cleaning service

In an effort to advance its Safe and Clean Downtown initiative, the Iowa City Downtown…

A pedestrian walks the sidewalk on a portion of Dubuque Street in Iowa City. The city and Iowa City Downtown District are partnering to contract Block by Block, a national cleaning firm that specializes in keeping downtown area clean and safe.

Iowa Business Council projects positive six-month economic outlook

The Iowa Business Council (IBC) has released its first-quarter Economic Outlook Survey (EOS) for 2024,…

Iowa Business Council

Iowa Leading Indicators Index unchanged for fourth straight month in February

The Iowa Leading Indicators Index (ILII) remained at 105.2 in February, unchanged from November 2023,…

Iowa Leading Indicators Department of Revenue