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Creighton economist Goss: 2025 economy was a mixed bag, but improvement predicted for 2026
Economic data for 2025 was decidedly mixed, with slowing inflation tempered by job losses in the manufacturing sector and other factors, but the outlook through 2026 is generally more positive, economist Ernie Goss told more than 500 attendees at the…
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…
Banks rally to the rescue – again
Last year, the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program issued 5.1 million loans totaling…
Higher commodity prices boost ag outlook for 2021
A pair of keen observers closely attuned to the Iowa ag economy — and its…
Kalona Creamery brings yogurt production home
Kalona Creamery has brought its cream-top yogurt in house after previously outsourcing the work to…