Welcome Barbara Wilson
We are excited to welcome Barbara Wilson as the University of Iowa’s 22nd president.
By the very nature of your position, you instantly become one...
The economy is cooking
Just think how strong the economy would be if employers could find all of the employees they needed, and supply chain disruptions were fixed.
Here’s...
Transportation HUB USA
One of the Corridor’s most promising industry clusters is transportation and logistics.
The newly approved $108.6 million FedEx warehouse and distribution center in southwest Cedar...
Is regionalism dead?
The Greater Des Moines region has its act together (See the related guest opinion). We do not.
Two of the most compelling sentences from the...
Big shoes at Kirkwood
An important economic development position at a key Corridor institution is going to Jasmine Almoayyed.
Ms. Almoayyed will become vice president of Continuing Education and...
Celebrating the fastest
The Corridor Business Journal was again privileged to host the 14th annual Fastest Growing Companies awards event last week. (See related story on page...
Van Meter, GreenState continue growthÂ
Van Meter Inc., a 50% partner in Werner Ventures LLC, the legal entity that owns Minnesota-based Werner Electric, purchased the remaining business from MacDonald...
Solar farm next best thing
The irony of what is happening in Palo with a proposed large-scale solar farm is too rich to ignore.
NextEra Energy chose to close Palo’s...
Celebrate Inteconnex’s new HQ
Congratulations to Inteconnex for its new Cedar Rapids headquarters in the Fountains in northeast Cedar Rapids.
Everyone in the region should be celebrating the growth...