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Cornell College AI financial forecasting

Cornell students use AI to improve financial forecasting tools

Two Cornell College students are using artificial intelligence (AI) to develop a more efficient tool for financial forecasting as part of this year’s Cornell Summer Research Institute (CSRI). Jillian Witt, a rising junior, and Liam Borer Seabloom, a rising senior,…

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…

Real Success with Nate Kaeding: Jessica Schamberger

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

United brings premium flight experience to CID

United’s new two-cabin Bombardier CRJ-550 service between the Eastern Iowa Airport and Chicago offers what…

Healthy exploration: Wellness travel comes to the Corridor

Aimee Langlas of Travel Leaders / Destinations Unlimited rides a zipline during a trip to…

Duane Smith is 2019’s Most Influential

TrueNorth Companies CEO Duane Smith, shown in his Cedar Rapids office, has led the company…

Tom Cilek’s New Best Friend: Kelly Hayworth

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

High fiber: Enseva bringing Hiawatha firms top data speeds

A contractor installs fiber optic cable for Enseva that will cross under I-380 to the…

Lion Development baking up big plans for Pizza Ranches

Outside the North Liberty Pizza Ranch, where renovations have begun. The space is expected to…

Navigating the ESOP maze

By Dave DeWitte [email protected] Transferring a company’s ownership from a private owner to employees through…

Two new ‘seeds’ taking root in Johnson County

Local leaders preparing to launch seed fund, matching loan program in 2020. By Katharine Carlon…