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Eastern Iowa Airport posts record January passenger numbers for 23rd straight month

The Eastern Iowa Airport has kicked off 2026 with another record-breaking month, posting a 5% increase in total passengers for January compared to the same month a year ago. The airport, known by its designation CID, recorded 128,641 passengers in…

Real Success with Nate Kaeding: Ann Oleson

Former NFL athlete and Iowa entrepreneur Nate Kaeding talks with Ann Oleson, the chief marketing…

Scratching a niche

Eco Lips will nearly double its space at its new Cedar Rapids facility, located in…

Helping CR businesses

While many communities do this, it was nevertheless nice to see the city of Cedar…

Real Success with Nate Kaeding: Mark Carlson

Sponsored by MidWestOne Bank, this is the latest edition of the CBJ’s new podcast feature…

Collins plans layoffs as RTX authorizes $5B in buybacks

Collins Aerospace plans to lay off 65 workers at its plants in Decorah and Bellevue…

Learning from ICR’s failure

The joint economic development venture between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City was supposed to attract…

NewBoCo announces changes as Engelmann steps down

Eric Engelmann Eric Engelmann plans to step down from his role as NewBoCo’s executive director…

BAE Systems breaks ground on new Cedar Rapids facility

This rendering from OPN Architects shows the new BAE Systems facility to be built at 7825…

BAE Systems breaks ground on new Cedar Rapids facility

This rendering from OPN Architects shows the new BAE Systems facility to be built at 7825…

ICR Iowa reorganizing with focus on external marketing

An economic development venture launched three years ago to market the Iowa City-Cedar Rapids area…

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Real Success with Nate Keading: Lee Clancey

Sponsored by MidWestOne Bank, this is the latest edition of the CBJ’s new podcast feature…

U.S. Bank to close five Corridor branches

U.S. Bank plans to close one branch each in Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Washington, West…

CR, Vinton projects get $2.8M in brownfield tax credits

Proposed Banjo Flats project in Cedar Rapids. CREDIT: TWG Development Iowa Brownfield/Grayfield Redevelopment Tax Credits…

Mercy Medical Center announces furlough plan

Citing a substantial drop in revenue during the COVID-19 pandemic, Mercy Medical Center in Cedar…

Mercy Medical Center

Tom Cilek’s New Best Friend: Craig Byers

If you’ve been in the Corridor business community for even a short time, you already…