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Farmers for Free Trade held a Tariff Town Hall at Cedar Ridge Distillery Tuesday, June 17. (From left) Panelists Jeff Quint, CEO of Cedar Ridge Distillery; Richard Dix, vice president of supply chain management with Kinze Manufacturing; Matthew Willimack, board director with Iowa Soybean Association; Chad Hart, economist with Iowa State University; and moderator John Lohman, CEO of the Corridor Business Journal.

Manufacturing, ag industry experts weigh in at Tariff Town Hall

Business leaders and farmers gathered at Cedar Ridge Distillery in Swisher on Tuesday to weigh in on the impact tariffs are having on Iowa. Farmers for Free Trade sponsored a “Tariff Town Hall” that featured a panel of industry experts…

Brucemore and Feed Iowa First Community Garden Project wins award of excellence

The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) announced Brucemore is the recipient of…

Kirkwood extends tuition-free program deadline to Aug. 1

Kirkwood Community College has announced that the deadline for students to take advantage of the…

Kirkwood Community College

Financial system under stress

The financial system is changing so quickly that making sense of it is treacherous. Within…

Resurrecting Sinclair: Derecho-damaged Coe building has a Brucemore connection  

Work is underway to restore windows broken and damaged during Iowa’s 2020 derecho at one…

Sinclair Auditorium Coe College

Business leaders optimistic about growth potential

Panelists at the Corridor Business Journal’s Mid-Year Economic Forecast luncheon June 22 generally expressed cautious…

Progress and possible pain

For Esther George, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, the…

Czech Village New Bohemia District (finally) holds luncheon

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it had been two years since the Main Street District…

Toptracer to build first Iowa golf facility in Tiffin

The Ders Group, of North Liberty, has partnered with Crisp Development, of Omaha, along with…

CBJ honored with four AABP awards in annual contest

The Corridor Business Journal was honored with four awards by the Alliance of Area Business…

Whirlpool Corporation

Vaughan named business director of Tippie’s Vaughan Institute

Terri Vaughan, a long-time leader in Iowa’s insurance community, has been named the professional director of…

Ribbon cutting Saturday at new Marion Chocolate Shop

Ben and Katy Davis, new owners of the Marion Chocolate Shop, will host their first…

FedEx project brings ‘new chapter of growth’ to Cedar Rapids

The Cedar Rapids City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a term sheet with FedEx Ground…

Cobra Metals to redevelop vacant building as new headquarters

Cobra Metals, a Pinnacle Engineering spinout, will redevelop property at 1203 Rockford Road SW in…

Potential solutions to Iowa’s child care dilemma

At a pair of town halls hosted by the state’s Child Care Task Force, parents…

Iowa ranks 9th in nation for child well-being

An annual report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation has ranked Iowa ninth overall for…