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Iowa City Downtown District names May Legacy Business Month

Iowa City Downtown District names May Legacy Business Month

The Iowa City Downtown District (ICDD) has designated May as Legacy Business Month for Downtown Iowa City. Coinciding with National Small Business Month, this new campaign is aimed at celebrating, highlighting, and honoring the significant contributions of the community’s longest-running businesses…

Cargill’s CEO sees big things ahead for CR

Cargill Chairman and CEO David MacLennan (right) discusses the importance of open and free trade…

Real Success with Nate Kaeding: Mark Nolte

Sponsored by MidWestOne Bank, this is the latest edition of the CBJ’s new podcast feature…

2020 should be a fair year, if you live in the right place

Kevin Depew, deputy chief economist at RSM US LLP, offers his thoughts on the business…

ContinuumAg heads to Memphis for ag accelerator

ContinuumAg founder and CEO Mitchell Hora, who will lead the Washington-based startup through AgLaunch365 accelerator.…

CR to hire workforce development specialist

An aerial view of the city of Cedar Rapids. CREDIT EXPEDITED FREIGHT   By Dave…

Tom Cilek’s New Best Friend: Mike Hodge

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

Watts Group bringing senior co-op to Brown Deer

The front of the planned Brown Deer Co-op in Coralville, which will be built over…

Two big CR projects set to pop in 2020

A preliminary rendering of the NewBo gateway project shown from 10th Avenue SE, looking down…

Downtown Rotary celebrates 5K milestone with CEO’s visit

Rotary International General Secretary and CEO John Hewko offered his thoughts on the organization’s opportunities…

Rewrite of CRA has bankers feeling optimistic

The Community Reinvestment Act helps ensure that banks make credit available to their entire community,…

Roberts tapped to take UWECI into the future

Kristin Roberts   By Katharine Carlon [email protected] Kristin Roberts, the newly named president and CEO…

Collins Insurance launches to serve CCCU members

A crew works on the new building that will house Collins Community Credit Union headquarters…

Diversity Straight Up: Bringing your whole self to work

Jeff Disterhoft talks leadership and privilege with Diversity Straight Up hosts Sarika Bhakta and Anthony…

2020 Vision: Forecasting this year’s business trends

Compiled by CBJ News Staff [email protected] In early December, we asked roughly two-dozen leaders from…

Sustainability built-in at Iowa’s first cohousing development

A group of Prairie Hill residents takes time out of their Saturday morning activities for…