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U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) loans Iowa

SBA approves over $14 million in Iowa loans in July 2025

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) approved 29 loans totaling just over $14 million to Iowa businesses in July 2025, including several firms in the Corridor, according to newly released monthly figures. The financing was made available through the SBA’s…

Two Corridor restaurants named Iowa’s Best Burger Contest finalists

Two Corridor restaurants are among the 10 finalists for the 16th annual Iowa’s Best Burger…

Wilder burger Wilder Iowa City Iowa's Best Burger

Three companies with Corridor connections named Prometheus Award winners

Three companies with Corridor connections were named as award winners at the 2024 Prometheus Awards…

2024 Prometheus Awards

Winners of 2024 Corridor Vegan Chef Challenge announced

The winners have been announced from the month-long Eastern Iowa Corridor Vegan Chef Challenge. Winners…

Full Bowl entree Corridor Vegan Chef Challenge

TrueNorth launches Community Practice focused on Corridor region

TrueNorth Companies, a privately-held risk management and insurance brokerage firm headquartered in Cedar Rapids, has…

TrueNorth

Officials discuss initiatives to address workforce shortage in Corridor, across Iowa

While there’s no “silver bullet” for addressing Iowa’s ongoing workforce shortage, several resources and initiatives…

Kathy Anderson Iowa Workforce Development workforce shortage

Six Corridor companies receive SBA loans in June

The U.S. Small Business Administration has released its monthly approval figures for loans in Iowa…

U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) loans Iowa

Corridor Media Group wins five AABP editorial excellence awards

The Corridor Media Group, parent company of the Corridor Business Journal and the Quad Cities…

Vice President Aspen Lohman (left) and CEO & President John Lohman (right) display the Corridor Media Group's AABP 2023 Editorial Excellence Awards.

Fundraising innovates in the Corridor

How do we fundraise for needy nonprofit organizations when our social fabric and connectivity seems…

SBA issues loans to three Corridor businesses in February

Three Corridor businesses received a total of $4.774 million in loans from the U.S. Small…

U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) loans Iowa

The future of entrepreneurial support in the Corridor

Over the past few months I’ve been involved in a lot of conversations about how…

AIA Iowa award recipients announced in virtual celebration

Four Iowans, including two from the Corridor, were recognized at the American Institute of Architects…

AIA Iowa awards celebration

Corridor companies continue to increase strength in revenue

When the team at Integrated Connection found out they debuted on the Fastest Growing Companies…

National and local supply chain and workforce woes tied together

As Corridor businesses feel their way through the third year of an economy upended by…

Corridor businesses respond to Russia-Ukraine conflict

Several businesses and industries with operations in the Corridor have issued official statements and responses…

CBJ’s Corridor Leaders 250 publication begins arriving this week

This is the CBJ’s first annual listing of the Corridor’s 250 most influential executives in…