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3Ice hockey league taps Coralville’s Xtream Arena as home base for 2026 season

3Ice, a professional three-on-three ice hockey league, announced Coralville’s Xtream Arena will be home base for its 2026 season. The announcement was made at a press conference Thursday at the arena with officials from Coralville, Iowa Heartlanders and 3Ice in…

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Coral Ridge Mall’s Partner to Empower program helps entrepreneurs overcome barriers, build legacy

Partner to Empower, an entrepreneurial program offered through Coral Ridge Mall for underrepresented business owners,…

Daneya Jacobs, owner of Delaware-based Candy Connections and past participant of Partner to Empower. CREDIT DANEYA JACOBS

ICCSD, Junior Achievement look to expand career readiness at Center for Innovation

The Iowa City Community School District is ramping up a project-based learning initiative to introduce…

Iowa City Community School District sign by Dodge Street.

Federal funding cuts, restraining orders leave University of Iowa researchers in limbo

Research funding at the University of Iowa is in limbo as the shakeup in the…

A scientist wearing a face mask and lab coat holds a petri dish.

COGS rejects Iowa Board of Regents’ pay raise offer at first bargaining meeting

University of Iowa graduate student worker union COGS will be headed to a closed bargaining…

A protestor holds a sign that reads "The union is the voice of TAs & RAs" at the COGS' protest rally Jan. 29 at the Pentacrest on the Iowa City campus.

Mental Health/Disability Services of the East Central Region prepares to phase out

The Mental Health/Disability Services of the East Central Region (ECR) is set to dissolve by…

Mental Health/Disability Services of the East Central Region logo

Iowa City native becomes youngest Right at Home franchisee

Zach Peterson wasn’t always on the path to entrepreneurship and in-home care. Going into college,…

Zach Peterson, owner of Right at Home Iowa City poses at his office at 1210 Highway 6. CREDIT ANNIE SMITH BARKALOW

A new chapter for former Newport’s Flowers building

While the days of Newport’s Flowers in Cedar Rapids have ended, the florists’ onetime home…

This towering smokestack is the iconic feature of the former Newport’s Flowers building at 2125 Wilson Ave. SW. CREDIT RICHARD PRATT

Childcare Solutions Wage Enhancement Program prepares for future

Johnson County has been tackling one of the top three barriers to workforce participation within…

Child Care Incentive

Iowa City Council considers proposals for 21 S. Linn St.

The Iowa City Council considered three proposals for the development of a key downtown property…

The Iowa City Council pictured Jan. 7.

Battery-powered passenger rail line in Johnson County on hold

A concept that would utilize the CRANDIC rail line for a battery-powered passenger rail between…

Pop-Up Metro uses existing low-density freight rail lines and battery-propelled passenger cars as an economic, sustainable option for public transit.

Coralville Council approves amendments to Gather Iowa development plan

A resolution approving amendments to the preliminary plat and PUD-A site plan for Gather Iowa,…

The "Gather Iowa" plan could re-envision Coralville's southeastern district. CREDIT RAEL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

UI graduate workers stage protest on campus, demand higher wages

Graduate student employees at the University of Iowa are demanding a raise, citing unlivable wages…

Members of UI's graduate student worker union COGS gather Wednesday outside the Pentacrest. Wages are not keeping step with inflation and are not sustainable, they say.

Panel Q&A: Local leaders offer perspectives at economic forecast event

A panel of local economic leaders offered their perspectives on a variety of issues at…

Panelists Brent Cobb, CEO of World Class Industries; May Farlinger, president of Interstate Power & Light Company and vice president of operations for Alliant Energy Corporation; Mike Gerdin, president and CEO of Heartland Express; Beth Goetz, director of athletics at the University of Iowa; and Jason Smith, CEO of TrueNorth Companies pictured at the CBJ's 2025 Economic Forecast Luncheon. CREDIT RICHARD PRATT

Villamil delivers keynote at Economic Forecast event

While the macroeconomy outlook is broadly positive, there are still several unknown factors as the…

Anne Villamil delivers the keynote speech at the Corridor Business Journal's annual Economic Forecast Luncheon on Jan. 15 in Cedar Rapids. CREDIT PARKER JONES

New owners take the helm at Colonial Lanes

Colonial Lanes, a long-standing bowling center and cherished Iowa City institution for decades, is under…

A Colonial Lanes patron watches the bowling ball she just released glide toward the pins on the bowling lane. Despite renovations going on, business has not slowed down for the bowling center. CREDIT ANNIE SMITH BARKALOW