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Can Iowa keep up with rising electricity demand?

For the first time in decades, Iowa is seeing a marked increase in electricity demand, spurred in large measure by the continued development of data centers, both in the Corridor and throughout the state. That growth leads to a natural…

Diversity Straight Up: The power of a seat at the table

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

Hawkeye Hotels offers discounts for health care workers

The Fairfield Inn & Suites Coralville, owned and operated by Hawkeye Hotels, on a recent…

Raytheon Technologies announces furloughs, salary cuts

A sign outside Collins Aerospace in Cedar Rapids. CREDIT KCRG-TV9   By CBJ News Staff…

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Moreland takes the helm at ICAD Group

Kate Moreland. CREDIT ICAD GROUP   By CBJ News Staff [email protected] It’s official: After serving…

Small business owners worry PPP loans are not enough

By CBJ News Staff [email protected] Business owners sounded off about the need to continue supporting…

Affording Health: Sick, stressed and reporting for duty

In this six-part, subscribers-only series, the CBJ is exploring the crisis of health care affordability…

Corridor’s hoteliers hanging by a thread

The Coralville Marriott was quiet on March 31 aside from a few employee cars. Hotel…

Iowa’s economic growth lagged U.S. in 2019

A chart showing state-level GDP growth numbers for 2019. CREDIT U.S. BEA   By CBJ…

Aura Cacia plans to share hand sanitizer profits

By CBJ News Staff [email protected] Aura Cacia has begun manufacturing a limited-edition hand sanitizer due…

Hospitals providing temp housing for area HC staff

Inside one of the temporary rooms being offered to health care workers at Mercy Medical…

GoDaddy, UI project could help chart COVID-19 recovery

Research conducted by the University of Iowa and Arizona State University measures the impact of…

Wells Fargo to expand PPP lending as fed lifts cap

By CBJ News Staff [email protected] Wells Fargo, which said Sunday that its lending plans for…

Wells Fargo to expand PPP lending as fed lifts cap

By CBJ News Staff [email protected] Wells Fargo, which said Sunday that its lending plans for…

Iowa unemployment claims jump again

By CBJ News Staff [email protected] The number of workers filing for unemployment in the state…

Iowa unemployment claims jump again

By CBJ News Staff [email protected] The number of workers filing for unemployment in the state…