CBJ Editorial
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Is regionalism dead?
The Greater Des Moines region has its act together (See the related guest opinion). We do not.
Two of the most compelling sentences from the...
Big shoes at Kirkwood
An important economic development position at a key Corridor institution is going to Jasmine Almoayyed.
Ms. Almoayyed will become vice president of Continuing Education and...
Celebrating the fastest
The Corridor Business Journal was again privileged to host the 14th annual Fastest Growing Companies awards event last week. (See related story on page...
Van Meter, GreenState continue growthÂ
Van Meter Inc., a 50% partner in Werner Ventures LLC, the legal entity that owns Minnesota-based Werner Electric, purchased the remaining business from MacDonald...
Solar farm next best thing
The irony of what is happening in Palo with a proposed large-scale solar farm is too rich to ignore.
NextEra Energy chose to close Palo’s...
Celebrate Inteconnex’s new HQ
Congratulations to Inteconnex for its new Cedar Rapids headquarters in the Fountains in northeast Cedar Rapids.
Everyone in the region should be celebrating the growth...
Wise to end pandemic unemployment program
Everything is political or perceived as political nowadays, including Gov. Kim Reynolds’ move to end Iowa’s participation in the federal pandemic-related unemployment benefit program...
Not better off
When Bruce Harreld was hired as the president of the University of Iowa in 2015 after an unconventional selection process, we wrote in this space that he was the right person for the job at the right time. We were wrong.
ICR Iowa continues with modifications
CBJ Editorial
Since the pandemic started there has been a noticeable quietness to the region’s economic development strategy.