Panel Q&A: Local leaders offer perspectives at economic forecast event

By: Richard Pratt|January 28, 2025

Panelists Brent Cobb, CEO of World Class Industries; May Farlinger, president of Interstate Power & Light Company and vice president of operations for Alliant Energy Corporation; Mike Gerdin, president and CEO of Heartland Express; Beth Goetz, director of athletics at the University of Iowa; and Jason Smith, CEO of TrueNorth Companies pictured at the CBJ's 2025 Economic Forecast Luncheon. CREDIT RICHARD PRATT

A panel of local economic leaders offered their perspectives on a variety of issues at the Corridor Business Journal’s 2025 Economic Forecast Luncheon, held Jan. 15 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Cedar Rapids Convention Complex.

Topics ranged from the impact of health care costs and multinational tariffs to responsible energy generation plans, property and casualty insurance trends and strategies to cope with a “soft” ag economy.

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