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Barb Randall, employee benefits strategist at AssuredPartners, played volleyball for the University of Iowa between 1987-1990.

Local executives share how collegiate sports shaped their leadership skills

Former college basketball player and coach Hanna Howard was recently named CEO of Fort Worth-based Valor, a highly-regarded asset management company known for its...
UI Sports Medicine will offer walk-in clinics for injured student athletes starting Saturday, Aug. 26. CREDIT UI Sports Medicine

UI sports medicine offers walk-in clinic for injured student athletes

Injured student athletes will have easier access to treatment thanks to walk-in clinics hosted by University of Iowa Sports Medicine beginning Saturday, Aug. 26. To...
Cedar Rapids third baseman Seth Gray makes a running throw during the first minor league game played at the "Field of Dreams" movie site. With a capacity crowd of 8,000 in attendance Tuesday, Gray's Kernels fell 7-2 to their regional rivals, the Quad Cities River Bandits. Two nights later, the Chicago Cubs defeated the Cincinnati Reds, 4-2, in the second annual Major League Baseball game saluting the famed film. The games and events surrounding them have sparked development plans in Dyersville, Iowa, with Iowa awarding a $12.5 million grant this week to support the tourism attraction's expansion.

“Field of Dreams” gets $12M grant; no game next year?

A hologram of the late Hall of Fame baseball broadcaster Harry Caray singing “Take Me Out To The Ballgame” was among the highlights Thursday,...
Iowa Heartlanders Head Coach Gerry Fleming.

Heartlanders promote Head Coach and Assistant Coach

The Iowa Heartlanders announced the promotions of Head Coach Gerry Fleming and Assistant Coach Derek Damon on Thursday. According to a news release, Mr. Fleming...
xtream Arena wrestling tournament

Xtream Arena will host new wrestling tournament

A new wrestling tournament is coming to Coralville. On Wednesday, May 11, the Iowa City Area Sports Commission, Think Iowa City and City of Coralville...
Tom Hamilton has been named President of the Iowa Heartlanders.

Tom Hamilton named Coralville’s Iowa Heartlanders Team President

The Iowa Heartlanders, a new ice hockey team in Coralville, has announced Tom Hamilton as its new president. As President, Mr. Hamilton will be responsible...

Real Success with Nate Kaeding: Mark Carlson

Sponsored by MidWestOne Bank, this is the latest edition of the CBJ’s new podcast feature with Nate Kaeding and notable Iowa business and cultural...

Businesses face fall without Hawkeye football

By Katharine Carlon [email protected] Still reeling from the one-two-three blow of a crippling pandemic, a recession and a damaging derecho, battered Johnson County businesses are now...

Ag tech startup Rantizo joins COVID-19 fight

A drone spraying seating in a stadium. CREDIT Rantizo   By CBJ News Staff [email protected]  Ag tech company Rantizo is adapting its drone spraying technology this spring to...

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