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Members of UI's graduate student worker union COGS gather Wednesday outside the Pentacrest. Wages are not keeping step with inflation and are not sustainable, they say.

Iowa Board of Regents finalizes contracts with COGS, SEIU

The Iowa Board of Regents voted Wednesday to ratify collective bargaining agreements with Campaign to Organize Student Workers, or COGS, the University of Iowa graduate student employee union, and the UI Health Care workers union, Service Employees International Union Minnesota…

CHOMP feasts as delivery culture grows

PHOTO JAMES YEAR/THE DAILY IOWAN By Katharine Carlon [email protected] Iowa restaurants are struggling to stay…

August’s derecho leaves storage, quality problems for Iowa farmers

By Dave DeWitte [email protected] The aftermath of the Aug. 10 derecho will continue through the…

Grants to promote postsecondary training and education

By CBJ News Staff [email protected] Gov. Kim Reynolds announced awards to 65 applicants for the Coronavirus…

ICDD encourages new patron, restaurant & bar pledge

By CBJ News Staff [email protected] The Iowa City Downtown District (ICDD) has introduced a new…

General Mills continues to roll in Q1 as shoppers stock up

By CBJ News Staff [email protected] It was a good start to the year for General…

General Mills

$51M ‘Banjo Block’ project receives CR’s support

A rendering of the proposed “Banjo block” project in downtown Cedar Rapids. CREDIT City of…

Heen named president of MercyOne Medical Group 

Rob Heen By CBJ News Staff [email protected] MercyOne has announced that Rob Heen has joined…

Iowa ABD introduces COVID-19 compliance checklist

By CBJ News Staff [email protected] The Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division (ABD) has announced it will…

From forge to high-tech auto haven

Instructor Jonathon Pope activates “bugs” he installs into vehicle electronics and assigns students to diagnose…

Making school work

By Katharine Carlon [email protected] School is back in session across much of the Corridor, and…

FEMA Disaster Recovery Center set to close Saturday

FEMA Disaster Recovery Center, Cedar Rapids CREDIT: KCRG-TV9 By CBJ News Staff [email protected] The FEMA Disaster…

Medical cannabidiol dispensary approved for Iowa City

By CBJ News Staff [email protected] Iowa Cannabis Co. East LLC has been approved to receive…

Raytheon Technologies to cut more than 15,000 positions

By CBJ News Staff [email protected] Collins Aerospace parent Raytheon Technologies will eliminate more than 15,000…

Real Success with Nate Kaeding: Marty Lenss

Marty Lenss speaks to the CBJ’s Economic Forecast Luncheon in January 2019, as part of…

Collins secures $103M contract for helicopter avionics 

The UH-60M helicopter. SOURCE WIKIPEDIA By CBJ News Staff [email protected] Collins Aerospace, a unit of…