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Lion Development Group owner Brandon Pratt poses in front of a wall display of the company’s core values at his headquarters in North Liberty on July 1, 2025. CREDIT ANNIE SMITH BARKALOW

2025 Entrepreneur of the Year: Brandon Pratt

Lion Development Group owner Brandon Pratt was living in Florida when the housing market crashed in 2008, leading to the Great Recession and widespread unemployment. At the time, he was working for a publicly traded real estate company, which folded…

Iowa Board of Regents consider early-phase projects that would pave way for UI patient tower

At the Iowa Board of Regents meeting Wednesday, the University of Iowa requested approval of…

Quad Cities developer bets on Iowa City with planned revamp of former Pearson campus

The former Pearson campus on North Dodge Street in Iowa City is getting a makeover…

Aerial view of the former Pearson campus at 2510 N. Dodge St. in Iowa City.

GALLERY: CIVCO unveils innovative new facility at open house Friday

CIVCO Medical Solutions in Coralville was a hive of activity Friday, June 6, as Johnson…

CIVCO Medical Solutions President Robin Therme (center) readies a giant pair of scissors for the ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the company's new facility on June 6.

Johnson County Board of Supervisors hears proposal for immigrant welcome center

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors heard a proposal for an immigrant welcome center on…

Audience members and presenters of the proposed immigrant welcome center pose with the Johnson County Board of Supervisors June 4, 2025.

St. Ambrose, Mount Mercy University complete first step in historic merger

St. Ambrose University has officially become the “parent company” of Mount Mercy University, 10 months…

St. Ambrose president Amy Novak and Mount Mercy president Todd Olson sign a "strategic combination" agreement on Thursday, Aug. 1. CREDIT ANNIE SMITH BARKALOW

Bettendorf company purchases former Pearson offices in Iowa City

A Bettendorf-based commercial real estate development company has purchased the former Pearson offices in Iowa…

Aerial view of the former Pearson campus at 2510 N. Dodge St. in Iowa City.

Tariffs in the spotlight: Corridor firms address concerns, possible approaches

If there’s one point of certainty about the status of U.S. tariffs with foreign nations,…

Crystal Group director of production Kara Kortenkamp and supply chain director Katie Wagner validate dimensions on a machined metal component at the company’s Hiawatha facility. CREDIT CRYSTAL GROUP manufacturing

Goolsbee cautions Iowa ag, manufacturing industries: Economic changes ahead

With its reliance on agriculture and manufacturing, the Midwest economy is especially sensitive to global…

Chicago Fed President and CEO Austan Goolsbee makes a point at the Monday, June 2 QCBJ Mid-Year Economic Review at Rhythm City Casino Resort. CREDIT TODD WELVAERT

Coralville City Council rejects bids for Youth Sports Park expansion project

The Coralville City Council voted unanimously to reject all submitted bids for phase three of…

Sign at the entrance to Coralville's Youth Sports Park, 2480 Dempster Drive.

Coralville City Council considers multiple housing developments at meeting May 27

At its meeting May 27, the Coralville City Council passed a first consideration to rezone…

Coralville Mayor Meghann Foster (left) and council member Hai Huynh pictured May 13, 2025.

Maintenance of Macbride Nature Recreation Area will cost UI $14.8 million, according to report

For the past 60-plus years, the University of Iowa has leased the Macbride Nature Recreation…

A sign marks the entrance to Macbride Recreation Nature Area, located in the Solon area.

IOWA 500: Meet Greg Bush, president and CEO of McCarthy-Bush Corp.

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

Greg Bush

The next act: Theatre Cedar Rapids reimagines and honors its historic home

Theatre Cedar Rapids (TCR), Iowa’s largest nonprofit producing theatre, celebrates its 100th anniversary this year.…

TCR

Iowa City Downtown District plans to expand SSMID borders

The Iowa City Downtown District is looking to expand its Self-Supported Municipal Improvement District (SSMID)…

The new ICDD SSMID boundaries would extend north and south, encompassing UI Health Care's Downtown Campus on Market Street.

CRST president, CEO Mike Gannon discusses trucking company’s past, present and future

It’s become a tradition of sorts for CRST to be named the Corridor Business Journal’s…

Headshot of new CRST President and CEO Mike Gannon. CREDIT CRST