CBJ News Staff's stories

Coe College

Princeton Review ranks Coe College among top U.S. schools for student support, career services

The Princeton Review has once more ranked Coe College as a national Top 20 college in three student support categories. According to the updated rankings, Coe was listed No. 11 for Best Career Services, No. 14 for Best Student Support…

Green jobs in Iowa have promising future, report finds

A new report finds that Iowa’s green jobs economy is strong and poised for huge…

Green jobs

Project GREEN Open Gardens Weekend set for July 9-10

Project GREEN garden tour co-founder Gretchen Harshbarger once said, “There is no greater expression of…

Project GREEN garden tour

Startup Weekend Iowa City to take place July 15

Startup Weekend Iowa City will return this year from July 15-17 at MERGE.  The event…

Startup Weekend Iowa City

UnityPoint Health Cedar Rapids hosting a walk-in hiring fair

UnityPoint Health in Cedar Rapids is hosting a walk-in hiring fair on Wednesday, July 13…

UnityPoint Health in Cedar Rapids

American Heart Association announces $9.3 million in grants

The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association announced a statewide commitment of $7.5 million…

St. Luke’s Hospital offering robotic-assisted option for lung biopsy

UnityPoint Health–St. Luke’s Hospital is offering patients a new, minimally invasive option for lung biopsies…

Treasured Moments Photography opens larger studio in Marion

Treasured Moments Photography, 143 Marion Blvd., Ste. B, joins a growing number of new businesses…

Iowa sees 8.1% personal income growth in 2022 Q1

Iowa ranked third nationally in percent change for personal income with an 8.1% increase, according…

personal income

Bankers Trust awarded Iowa’s top spot on Forbes list

Iowa bank, Bankers Trust has been awarded the top spot in Iowa on the Forbes…

Bankers Trust

UI Health Care first in Iowa to use LITT for patients with epilepsy

According to a news release from University of Iowa Health Care, nearly one in three…

Dr. Brian Dlouhy, a neurosurgeon with University of Iowa Health Care, using LITT. CREDIT UI HEALTH CARE

U.S. market seeing aging housing stock

The median age of owner-occupied homes is 39 years, according to the latest data from…

Iowa City home sales

Existing home sales fall 3.4% in May

Existing home sales retreated for the fourth consecutive month in May, according to the National…

Home construction housing market

Centro, Inc. announces expansion to Hampton

North Liberty’s Centro, Inc. announced Tuesday, June 21, that it has purchased a 30,000 square…

Centro Inc.'s newest facility in Hampton, Iowa. CREDIT CENTRO INC

Tippie College of Business receives honorable mention for sustainability

The University of Iowa Tippie College of Business received honorable mention recognition in the First…

The University of Iowa's Tippie College of Business.

Report: Iowa entrepreneurship levels yet to recover after pandemic

Iowa has not experienced a rebound in entrepreneurship activity following the pandemic, according to a…

Entrepreneurship