CBJ News Staff
Loans are up, earnings down for Iowa banks through Q3
INDEX: A chart showing loans among Iowa-chartered banks through the past seven quarters and the year-over-year change for each quarter. SOURCE FDIC
Iowa’s banking industry...
Collins plans layoffs as RTX authorizes $5B in buybacks
Collins Aerospace plans to lay off 65 workers at its plants in Decorah and Bellevue in its latest round of layoffs, while parent company...
Czech Village NewBo district launches small business lab
The Czech Village New Bohemia Main Street District is rolling out a new online business coaching service, “The Small Business Lab," for the approximately 200 small businesses in...
Buy. Give. Grow. campaign aims to keep dollars local
Hoping to champion a “local-first” mindset and support businesses through the holiday season and beyond, the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance last week announced...
UI’s Tippie College elevates acting dean to permanent role
Amy Kristof-Brown
Amy Kristof-Brown, who has served as interim dean of the University of Iowa's Tippie College of Business since March 1, will become the...
Wahls elected to lead Iowa Senate Democrats
Iowa Sen. Zach Wahls
Sen. Zach Wahls of Coralville was elected to serve as the new Democratic leader of the Iowa Senate, replacing Sen. Janet Petersen,...
Loyal to Local campaign encourages local shopping
A new grassroots campaign, Loyal to Local, will launch Nov. 16 to increase support of small businesses. A collaboration between the founders of the deetz...
Cedar Ridge becomes Iowa’s best-selling bourbon
Cedar Ridge Iowa Straight Bourbon is the state's top-selling 750 ml. bourbon, according to the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division.
The division, which released its 12-month...
Godwin named permanent CEO at ACT
Janet Godwin
Janet Godwin has been named the permanent CEO of ACT Inc., the Iowa City-based nonprofit learning organization. She had been serving as interim...