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Cedar Rapids Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell speaks about Coe College's new flight school program in front of an airplane at the Eastern Iowa Airport on May 22, 2024, in Cedar Rapids. CREDIT PARKER JONES

Eastern Iowa Airport opens aviation workforce campus to address labor shortages

The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) has launched a new Aviation Workforce Development Campus aimed at addressing growing labor shortages across the aviation industry. The initiative, which includes academic partnerships with Coe College and Kirkwood Community College, is designed to train…

Organizers cautiously optimistic about return of summer events

Now that COVID-19 vaccinations are increasing and cases are stabilizing, event organizers are cautiously making…

Nonprofits found creative ways to fulfill missions in a challenging year

By most accounts, the need for nonprofit agencies has never been greater than in the…

Calling all ninja warriors

If you’ve ever watched the sports competition TV show “American Ninja Warrior,” you’ve likely had…

Pandemic threatens hard-fought gains, but offers hope for change

When it comes to women in the workplace, it’s the best of times. And it’s…

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Cultivating morale in unprecedented times

How do you boost employee morale amid a lengthy pandemic?

Taking the slow lane

In the race between the tortoise and the hare, it’s fair to say the owners…

Return to the office?

What does a return to work look like? There’s no single answer or prescribed process,…

Insurance questions loom

It’s going to take a while to sort out just how 2020’s COVID-19 pandemic and…

More women venturing into investments, but challenges remain

Despite the notable gains made by women in the workforce in recent years, including growth…

It’s all good in the agrihood

Forget golf communities. A new $80 million development taking shape just outside Cedar Rapids will…

City managers highlight ongoing projects in wake of pandemic, derecho

The city managers of Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Marion, Coralville, North Liberty and Hiawatha share…

It’s reinvent or die for struggling retail centers

“The mall is dead, long live the mall” could easily be the 2021 motto for…

Common Table offers rare experience

Sarah Goettsch describes herself as fortunate. So, one day in the fall of 2019, when…

Disaster prompts Mount Vernon boy to hone business, philanthropic skills

A handmade birthday gift for a friend has evolved into a budding business for a…

Diversity Straight Up: The importance of mentors

In the latest episode of CBJ podcast, “Diversity Straight Up,” hosts Sarika Bhakta and Anthony…