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Iowa Women’s Foundation accepting 2025 grant applications

The Iowa Women’s Foundation (IWF) is now accepting applications for its 2025 Core Grants, which provide up to $50,000 to Iowa-based organizations working to address barriers to self-sufficiency for women and girls. The grants support programs that focus on one…

Navigating the new rules of ‘tele-business’

Corridor organizations and employees are learning to adapt to the new work of remote work…

UTC-Raytheon merger clears U.S. antitrust review

By CBJ News Staff [email protected] A lawsuit and settlement agreement filed Thursday by the U.S.…

Restaurants try to carry on as carry out dwindles

Carmen Legaspi, of La Reyna Mexican restaurant in Vinton. She says business at the establishment…

Largest stimulus bill in history passes Senate

By CBJ News Staff [email protected] The largest economic stimulus package in history moved a big…

Deal approved to boost food processing pay during crisis

The Quaker Oats plant in Cedar Rapids, shown in a file photo. CREDIT KCRG-TV9  …

Tom Cilek’s New Best Friend: Kim Casko

If you’ve been in the Corridor business community for even a short time, you already…

Vote set on $2 trillion stimulus bill

By CBJ News Staff [email protected] The U.S. Senate will vote this afternoon on a massive…

Corridor orgs fire up 3D printers, CNCs to produce protective gear

3D printers provided by the Cedar Rapids Community School District pump out prototypes in the…

More financial support coming for Iowa small businesses

By Adam Moore [email protected] There’s more support coming for Iowa small business owners facing economic…

Fast food restaurants adapt to pandemic restrictions

Fast food franchisees are racing to keep up in a rapidly changing health and business…

Mastering Big Data

By Dave DeWitte [email protected] As the Big Data revolution continues to reverbrate through the economy,…

Corridor hospitals prepared as coronavirus spreads

UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, shown in a file photo. CREDIT…

UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids.

A message from the CBJ regarding the coronavirus

Dear CBJ Readers, Advertisers & Friends: As always, the safety of our readers, event attendees…

IC’s State of the Schools: Business help wanted

Seven area educational leaders took on early childhood education, career and college readiness, and social…

Diversity Straight Up: Thinking globally, leading locally

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