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CommUnity Crisis Services sign outside 1121 S. Gilbert Court in Iowa City. CREDIT ANNIE SMITH BARKALOW

Layoffs loom for CommUnity Crisis Services after government cuts support for LGBTQ+ youth suicide crisis hotline

Iowa City-based CommUnity Crisis Services is facing layoffs following the termination of a suicide crisis hotline for LGBTQ+ youth through the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. On June 17, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced it…

Mercy Medical Center asks community to ‘mask up’

Mercy Medical Center staff show off their masks in a series of social media posts…

UI-ISU collaboration speeds COVID-19 testing at state lab

Staff work inside the State Hygienic Laboratory in Coralville in a file photo. The lab…

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…