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Dana Rupe, new director of the University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center.

John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center taps Dana Rupe as new director

The University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (JPEC) has tapped Dana Rupe, founder of Alex + Abby Activewear and the Daden Group, as new director. She succeeds longtime director Lynn Allendorf, who will remain on staff as a program…

Bolstering your company’s viral response

By Dave DeWitte [email protected] Employers are digging in for a multitude of HR issues arising…

Iowa is a great place for your next warehouse

The state is well-positioned to offer space for a changing logistics world, according to the…

UTC-Raytheon merger to be final Friday

By CBJ News Staff [email protected] Raytheon and United Technologies Corp. will complete their merger this…

UTC-Raytheon merger to be final Friday

By CBJ News Staff [email protected] Raytheon and United Technologies Corp. will complete their merger this…

Small businesses relief on hold as details worked out

By CBJ News Staff [email protected] President Donald Trump signed the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief…

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…