Monthly Archives: August 2020
General Mills awarded tax credits for CR plant upgrades
The General Mills production facility in Cedar Rapids. CREDIT KCRG-TV9
By CBJ News Staff
news@corridorbusiness.com
The Iowa Economic Development Authority board has approved tax credits through the...
Four lessons from coronavirus for improving work performance
By John Graham | Guest Column
“The comfort zone is the dead zone,” says Mike Manes, a business consultant in New Iberia, Louisiana. If we’ve...
A Big (Ten) loss
CBJ Editorial
First came the COVID-19 pandemic, then the destructive derecho storm, and now the loss of the University of Iowa’s fall football season.
“The mental...
Expanding entrepreneurship: Empower by GoDaddy going Corridor-wide
Jermaine Wilson prepares to hit the streets for his Jay's Water Ice business in Cedar Rapids on Aug. 7. PHOTO DAVE DEWITT
By Dave DeWitte
dave@corridorbusiness.com
Although...
Floral entrepreneur takes big risk on pandemic pivot
By Katharine Carlon
katharine@corridorbusiness.com
Entrepreneur Allison Krivachek spent three years building her Tiffin-based floral operation from a one-woman shop into an Eastern Iowa wedding powerhouse, providing...
Affording Health: Promising solutions, but poor results
This five-part, subscribers-only series is exploring the crisis of health care affordability as it relates to employers and employees in the Corridor. This final...
Reynolds seeking USDA disaster designation
The USDA has estimated that 3.57 million acres of corn and 2.5 million acres of soybeans in the state were severely damaged by the...
McGregors to close Coralville store after 33 years
McGregors' Coralville location, which is set to close after 33 years. CREDIT MCGREGORS
By CBJ News Staff
news@corridorbusiness.com
McGregors Furniture is closing its Coralville location after 33...
Preparing for open enrollment during a pandemic: Add dental/vision benefits for healthy employees
With concerns about the impact of COVID-19 top of mind for most employers right now, building a competitive benefits package might not be a...
Trump pledges federal help as power returns to CR
The heavily damaged MAC health club in southwest Cedar Rapids, shown on the morning of Aug. 18.
By CBJ News Staff
news@corridorbusiness.com
President Donald Trump made an...