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CBJ editorial: Staring into the abyss

The COVID-19 pandemic will be remembered as one of the most seminal periods for anyone who lived through that world wide health crisis, including business owners and operators. No matter how robust a business model a business may have had…

Cedar Rapids Google data center location

CBJ editorial: Data center coup

Uptown Marion

Editorial: Marion keeps shining

Kristin Strohm Common Sense Iowa

Editorial: ‘Common Sense’ coming to Iowa

Listen to Janet Yellen

To best gauge how legislation might impact public policy, it is often useful to listen…

Big glass ceiling breaks

Two significant glass ceiling barriers were broken over the past several weeks. First, and most…

Helping CR businesses

While many communities do this, it was nevertheless nice to see the city of Cedar…

Learning from ICR’s failure

The joint economic development venture between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City was supposed to attract…

Downs, Hayworth land city leader awards

We have long thought that the Corridor is blessed with some of the best city…

Downs, Hayworth land city leader awards

We have long thought that the Corridor is blessed with some of the best city…

Job market gains a hopeful sign

While COVID-19 isn’t going away anytime soon, we are heartened that Iowa’s unemployment rate continues…