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Midwest reporter 🌽📝 | Covering the Iowa City area’s business landscape | Writes for the Corridor Business Journal.
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From sketching dresses as a child to running a luxury wedding boutique, Jocelyn Hoyle and her mother, Deb Steenblock, reflect on the journey that led to where they are now: corridorbusiness.com/mother-daugh...
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Mother-daughter team dresses dreams at Jocelyn Taylor Bridal and Prom
Jocelyn Hoyle and Deb Steenblock are the mother-daughter duo behind Jocelyn Taylor Bridal and Prom, a North Liberty boutique specializing in upscale
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September 25, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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West Branch gift shop White Pumpkin Studio has opened a second location in Coralville’s Iowa River Landing: corridorbusiness.com/west-branch-...
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West Branch gift shop opens second location in Coralville
White Pumpkin Studio, a gift shop located at 102 E. Main St. in West Branch, has opened a second location in Coralville. The new location at the Iowa
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September 25, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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A new gift shop in Uptown Marion is selling a little bit of inspiration mixed with a side of retro: corridorbusiness.com/creativity-i...
#stateofmind #uptownmarion #giftshop #smallbiz
Creativity is a state of mind for this Marion gift shop
A new gift shop in Uptown Marion is selling a little bit of inspiration mixed with a side of retro. State of Mind, opened May 17 at 1107 Seventh Ave.
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July 24, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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Startup Weekend Iowa City is coming up. Here’s what you need to know: corridorbusiness.com/startup-week...
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Startup Weekend Iowa City is coming up – here’s what you need to know
Aspiring entrepreneurs with bold ideas will have a chance to fine-tune them at Techstars Startup Weekend Iowa City, which launches this Friday. Hosted by
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July 9, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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Layoffs loom for CommUnity Crisis Services after government cuts support for LGBTQ+ youth suicide crisis hotline
Iowa City-based CommUnity Crisis Services is facing layoffs following the termination of a suicide crisis hotline for LGBTQ+ youth through the 988
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July 8, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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A portion of the former Pearson campus in Iowa City will soon be home to nets, knee guards and volleyballs.

Iowa United Volleyball, a youth volleyball club based out of Iowa City, is one of two new tenants to lease space at 2510 N. Dodge St. corridorbusiness.com/iowa-united-...
Iowa United Volleyball sets up at former Pearson campus
A portion of the former Pearson campus in Iowa City will soon be home to nets, knee guards and volleyballs. Iowa United Volleyball, a youth volleyball
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July 1, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Iowa City manufactured home residents call for rent moratorium while the private equity companies that own the mobile home parks catch up on deferred maintenance:
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Iowa City manufactured home residents call for rent moratorium, access to clean, safe water
Johnson County manufactured home park residents are calling for a two-year moratorium on rent hikes, access to clean water and regular maintenance to
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June 19, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Tariffs are causing Iowa to lose its Chinese soybean market to Brazil, experts say -- one of many impacts hitting the state from tariff policies: corridorbusiness.com/manufacturin...
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Manufacturing, ag industry experts weigh in at Tariff Town Hall
Business leaders and farmers gathered at Cedar Ridge Distillery in Swisher on Tuesday to weigh in on the impact tariffs are having on Iowa. Farmers for
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June 19, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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UI Health Care chargemaster rates to increase beginning July 1
In addition to grocery store and building material costs, consumers – or in this case, patients – can add hospitals to the growing list of sectors facing
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June 13, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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Iowa Board of Regents vote to increase universities' tuition, raise presidents’ wages
Students at Iowa’s public universities will see higher tuition and fees in the 2025-26 academic year following the Iowa Board of Regents’ vote June 12 to
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June 13, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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Iowa Board of Regents consider early-phase projects that would pave way for UI patient tower
At the Iowa Board of Regents meeting Wednesday, the University of Iowa requested approval of the project description and budget for several early-phase
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June 13, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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Meet University of Iowa Tippie College of Business Dean Amy Kristof-Brown, a CBJ 2025 Woman of Influence: corridorbusiness.com/amy-kristof-...
Amy Kristof-Brown: Creating opportunities for others
Few people have the opportunity to influence more than 6,000 lives each day — and for Amy Kristof-Brown, dean of the University of Iowa’s Tippie College
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April 22, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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Get to know Cady Gerlach, executive director of Better Together 2030 and a CBJ 2025 Women of Influence: corridorbusiness.com/cady-gerlach...
Cady Gerlach: Practicing radical candor in leadership
It’s not hard to see why Cady Gerlach is so widely admired in her circles. With a large dose of humor to go with her good-natured, easy-going personality,
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April 22, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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A series of high-profile downtown Iowa City developments are slated for a sheriff sale following a court ruling in favor of GreenState Credit Union:
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$28M foreclosure ruling sends The Chauncey, other properties to auction
A series of high-profile downtown Iowa City developments are slated for a sheriff sale following a court ruling in favor of GreenState Credit Union, which
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April 18, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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UIHC celebrated the completion of its new medical campus in North Liberty of Friday: corridorbusiness.com/gallery-univ...
GALLERY: University of Iowa Health Care opens North Liberty medical campus
University of Iowa Health Care and Corridor leaders gathered Friday, April 11 for a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the university’s new North Liberty
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April 12, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Field to Family ‘looking at a different reality’ after USDA funding cuts
Local food nonprofit Field to Family says the sudden loss of funding from the USDA’s Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) and Local Foods for Schools
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April 9, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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The Wright House of Fashion is offering Iowa’s first graphic design apprenticeship: corridorbusiness.com/wright-house...
Wright House of Fashion launches Iowa’s first graphic design apprenticeship program
Scroll through the list of apprenticeships on Iowa Workforce Development’s website and you’ll find a plethora of opportunities for future plumbers,
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April 8, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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CodaPet, an in-home euthanasia service for pets, has recently expanded to Cedar Rapids: corridorbusiness.com/codapet-prov...
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CodaPet provides a compassionate end-of-life option at home for pets
CodaPet, a company providing compassionate, in-home pet euthanasia services through a network of licensed, local veterinarians, has expanded to Cedar
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March 28, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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The North Liberty city council approved plans for a multi-million dollar sports complex spearheaded by former Hawkeye basketball player Kenyon Murray at its meeting March 25: corridorbusiness.com/new-sports-c...
#northliberty #youthsports #athleticcomplex #hawkeyes #economicdevelopment
New sports complex in the works for North Liberty
The North Liberty city council approved plans for a multi-million dollar sports complex spearheaded by former Hawkeye basketball player Kenyon Murray at
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March 28, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Coffee Emporium, a popular Johnson County coffee chain, is rebranding as Midnight Coffee starting March 29.
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Johnson County coffee chain Coffee Emporium rebrands as Midnight Coffee
A popular Johnson County coffee chain is rolling out a new name to match the dark roast it serves. Coffee Emporium, which has locations in North Liberty,
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March 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Five years after COVID-19 reshaped work as we knew it, the office is no longer a one-size-fits-all space. Hybrid schedules, results-focused management, and employee wellness initiatives are redefining the modern workplace.
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Work, reimagined: How the COVID-19 pandemic shaped Corridor workplace policies
Five years have passed since the COVID-19 pandemic abruptly closed offices, businesses and schools, indelibly altering the workplace. From hybrid work
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March 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM