Creative Corridor

Learning from ICR’s failure

The joint economic development venture between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City was supposed to attract businesses and talent, foster cooperation and ultimately create an economic development organization uniting both ends of the Corridor. The idea was, why fund a bunch…

Corridor Angel Investors aim to give startups a boost

NewBoCo Executive Director Eric Engelmann discusses the Corridor Angel Investors group on March 10 in…

Wingman program takes off in Corridor

By Adam Moore [email protected] After months of flying under the radar, the latest initiative dedicated…

Employees seeking more as conditions improve

By Angela Holmes [email protected] CEDAR RAPIDS—As the economy continues to recover from the Great Recession,…

Aligning resources to strengthen Iowa’s Creative Corridor

By Dee Baird and Mark Nolte / Guest Editorial Last week, the Cedar Rapids Metro…

Combined statistical area for the Creative Corridor approved

By Allen Witt / Guest Editorial We were notified recently that Iowa City and Cedar…

Corridor team: “We create here”

By Sarah Binder [email protected] CORRIDOR—Before he founded the Collins Radio Co. in Cedar Rapids, Arthur…

Q & A: Peters talks regionalism, Gazette changes

By Gigi Wood CEDAR RAPIDS — The Corridor Business Journal sat down with Chuck Peters,…