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The great reopening
By Dave DeWitte
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As Corridor businesses begin to reopen some six weeks into Iowa’s COVID-19 shutdown, it’s not a simple matter of returning to the...
General Mills raises outlook as food sales spike
Cheerios line the shelves in a file photo. CREDIT CBJ
By CBJ News Staff
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General Mills his week raised its outlook for its fiscal year ending...
More Collins furloughs likely as Raytheon reports loss
A sign outside Collins Aerospace in Cedar Rapids. CREDIT KCRG-TV9
By CBJ News Staff
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Raytheon Technologies signaled deeper cost cuts ahead as the company last week...
Diversity Straight Up: Caring for Diverse Communities
In the latest (remote) episode of the CBJ podcast, “Diversity Straight Up,” hosts Sarika Bhakta and Anthony Arrington talk with Suresh Gunasekaran, CEO of...
Cedar Rapids business reopening toolkit available
By CBJ News Staff
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A comprehensive business reopening guide is now available for businesses to use as they begin to restart operations.
The Business Reopening Toolkit...
Lindale Mall will open for business on Wednesday
By CBJ News Staff
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Lindale Mall in Cedar Rapids, which has been closed since the end of March because of the COVID-19 pandemic, has plans...
2020 Best of the Corridor Awards to honor our best
It has been anything but a normal spring, but the CBJ is ready to spread some summertime joy by celebrating the region’s best businesses,...
Small shops widen ways to connect with customers
Steven Ginsberg, of Ginsberg Jewelers in Cedar Rapids, has made it a point to stay connected during the pandemic, hiring a social media specialist...