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CBJ editorial: Don’t kill public notices in newspapers

Thomas Jefferson famously wrote in a 1787 letter to Edward Carrington that “were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer…

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Editorial: Providing workforce clarity

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CBJ editorial: Staring into the abyss

Gov. Kim Reynolds, right, signed an executive order Feb. 10, 2025 establishing the state DOGE task force, joined by Emily Schmitt, general counsel for Sukup Manufacturing Co. who she chose to lead the initiative. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch)

CBJ editorial: Iowa’s DOGE begins

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CBJ Editorial: CR finally wins a license

Important CID money

The Eastern Iowa Airport is one of the Corridor region’s most important economic development drivers.…

Big CEO retirements 

The Great Resignation or Great Retirement isn’t limited to the average worker. It is impacting…

Henry B. Tippie: An Iowa icon

Corridor native Henry B. Tippie, an Iowa icon, passed away Sunday, Feb. 20, at the…

Health care’s dramatic changes

Health care is one of the largest, most complicated and regulated industries. It is also…

A bold, new workforce program

We have lauded Kirkwood Community College’s ability to develop programs that create a win-win situation…

What are our audacious regional goals?

We have a great region in the Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Corridor. But, still, we could…

Gunasekaran CBJ’s most influential again

We congratulate UnityPoint-St. Luke’s president and CEO Michelle Niermann for being selected by CBJ readers…

Preamble to Most Influential

In next week’s issue, we will publish our annual list of the region’s most influential…

Large-scale solar is the new bugaboo

Nuclear power in the 1970s became a bugaboo with the not-in-my-backyard (NIMBY) citizenry and especially…

Strike lessons and lingering questions

We are pleased that the United Auto Workers (UAW) union strike with Deere & Co.…

The Armstrong legacy continues

It was recently reported that the Esther and Robert Armstrong Charitable Trust, established in 2002,…

Infrastructure bill is good legislation

There is rarely a piece of federal legislation enacted without some burdensome unintended consequences or…

Deere strike continues

We were disappointed United Auto Workers (UAW) members in Illinois, Iowa and Kansas rejected a…

No surprise with labor poll

Any economist or pollster worth their salt can make questions, and their corresponding data, fit…

Recognizing younger leaders

This issue celebrates 40 of the region’s best and brightest leaders under the age of…