Awards

Iowa Travel Industry Partners announces award winners
Iowa Travel Industry Partners (iTIP), the leading statewide association of the tourism and hospitality industry, has named the recipients of the annual iTIP Awards. Honorees included the Iowa Children’s Museum and the Hyatt Regency Hotel & Conference Center, both located…
Wendler Inc. earns double honors at Master Builders of Iowa conference
Cedar Rapids-based heavy civil construction firm Wendler Inc. walked away from the 2026 Master Builders…

IEDA awards first BIG program incentives to five Iowa companies, including Hiawatha, Vinton projects
The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) board approved its first round of awards through the…

Dream City founder, executive director honored with Lifetime Achievement Award
Frederick Newell, executive director and founder of Dream City, received the Lifetime Achievement Award Feb.…

Corridor Business Journal honored by Iowa Newspaper Association with two awards
The Corridor Business Journal (CBJ) was honored with two awards at the statewide 2026 Iowa…

Google awards $1 million to Iowa nonprofits for education, community programs
Google awarded more than $1 million to Iowa nonprofit organizations last year to support education…

Better Together 2030 to host fourth annual Excellence in Action Awards Jan. 29
Better Together 2030 will host its fourth annual Excellence in Action Awards Thursday, Jan. 29,…

TrueNorth Companies named 2025 ‘Coolest of the Cool’ workplace
For TrueNorth Companies, the phrase “the spirit of small, the power of scale” isn’t just…

National Philanthropy Day awards reception set for Nov. 13 in Cedar Rapids
The Association of Fundraising Professionals’ Eastern Iowa chapter will hold its 2025 National Philanthropy Day…

Retaining talent, building community: Meet the 2025 Forty Under 40
Each year, the Corridor Business Journal shines a spotlight on young professionals who have made…

Kirkwood honors safety professionals at women’s conference
Kirkwood Community College recognized three safety professionals at the 2025 Midwest Women in Safety Conference…

Several Corridor projects among recipients of Iowa Workforce Housing Tax Credits
The Iowa Economic Development Authority announced Sept. 11 it had awarded Workforce Housing Tax Credits…

TrueNorth recognized with national and regional industry awards
Insurance brokerage firm TrueNorth has received a series of national and regional accolades for industry…

2025 Best of the Corridor winners announced
For the past 20 years, the Corridor Business Journal has had the privilege of celebrating…

Corridor Media Group wins nine AABP editorial excellence awards
The Corridor Media Group, parent company of the Corridor Business Journal and the Quad Cities…

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…






