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Editorial: Providing workforce clarity
During Iowa Governor Kim Reynold’s government realignment process several years ago, there was some confusion and angst about which arm of the government would lead the state’s focus on workforce and workforce training. Would it be IowaWORKS or the community…
Is regionalism dead?
The Greater Des Moines region has its act together (See the related guest opinion). We…
Big shoes at Kirkwood
An important economic development position at a key Corridor institution is going to Jasmine Almoayyed.…
Celebrating the fastest
The Corridor Business Journal was again privileged to host the 14th annual Fastest Growing Companies…
Van Meter, GreenState continue growth
Van Meter Inc., a 50% partner in Werner Ventures LLC, the legal entity that owns…
Solar farm next best thing
The irony of what is happening in Palo with a proposed large-scale solar farm is…
Celebrate Inteconnex’s new HQ
Congratulations to Inteconnex for its new Cedar Rapids headquarters in the Fountains in northeast Cedar…
Wise to end pandemic unemployment program
Everything is political or perceived as political nowadays, including Gov. Kim Reynolds’ move to end…
The UI’s competitive advantage with Barbara Wilson
The hiring of Barbara Wilson as the new president of the University of Iowa is…
Not better off
When Bruce Harreld was hired as the president of the University of Iowa in 2015…
ICR Iowa continues with modifications
CBJ Editorial Since the pandemic started there has been a noticeable quietness to the region’s…
Sobering statistics
CBJ Editorial We were disappointed, but not surprised, that about 12% of Iowa small and…
UIHC’s pro-business ethos
CBJ Editorial The University of Iowa has had a love-hate relationship with the business community…
Changing tide of capitalism
CBJ Editorial Over the past several years there has been a change by some of…
A big loss with Toyota Financial Services
CBJ Editorial The community will need to rely on its sunny disposition now that Toyota…
UIHC’s questionable NL hospital
CBJ Editorial One of the biggest economic advantages of the Corridor is our health care…