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ACT Appoints Alex Thome as chief product officer
ACT has named Alex Thome as its new chief product officer. In the role, Mr. Thome will oversee product strategy for the nonprofit’s portfolio of education and workforce assessments, with a focus on product development and market direction. Mr. Thome…
ACT vows to push forward with mission amid pandemic fallout
By Katharine Carlon [email protected] The new head of Iowa City-based ACT says the organization remains…
Returning to the skies
By Dave DeWitte [email protected] Airlines and airports that survived 9/11 and the Great Recession are…
Cedar Rapids increasing bus capacity starting today
A rider boards a Cedar Rapids Transit bus in an undated photo. CREDIT KCRG-TV9. By…
General Mills names new manager of CR plant
Mike Noble By CBJ News Staff [email protected] Mike Noble has been named manager of General…
CR Freedom Festival announces virtual plans for 2020
The Freedom Festival’s pancake breakfast will be a drive-thru format June 27 at the ImOn…
Travel industry woes put Guaranty Bank block project on hold
The former Guaranty Bank & Trust Co. at 302 Third Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids By…
Fall semester plans for higher ed take shape in Iowa
CREDIT: Iowa State University By CBJ News Staff corridorbusiness.com Kirkwood Community College, Iowa State University…
Iowa State Fair canceled, butter cow and all
CREDIT: Iowa State Fair By CBJ News Staff corridorbusiness.com The largest single event in Iowa…
Diversity Straight Up: Live from EntreFEST 2020
In the latest episode of “Diversity Straight Up,” hosts Sarika Bhakta and Anthony Arrington take…
UI warns of possible furloughs, layoffs ahead
A birds-eye view of the University of Iowa campus. CREDIT UIOWA By CBJ News Staff…
Central Bancshares completes Walcott Trust merger
Outside CBI Bank & Trust’s headquarters in Muscatine. CREDIT CBI By CBJ News Staff [email protected]…
Kirkwood in-person classes to return for fall
A class at Kirkwood Community College, shown in an undated photo. Socially distanced in-person classes…
NAWBO Iowa launches new business institute for women
By CBJ News Staff [email protected] NAWBO Iowa – National Association of Women Business Owners -…
Economic Alliance aims to rally community with challenge
Doug Neumann, executive director of the Economic Alliance, wears a Rally cap. By CBJ News…
Iowa City clearing space for more seating, pickups
Small businesses sit along a quiet Linn Street on a recent weekday afternoon. A new…
