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Iowa Farm Bureau sets 2026 legislative priorities
The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation has outlined its legislative agenda for the 2026 session, focusing on property tax relief, water quality funding and protections for landowners whose underground natural resources are extracted. The state’s largest grassroots farm organization developed its…
Corridor business owners question process for Iowa relief program
Jon Sewell, owner of Iowa City’s D.P. Dough and chairman of CHOMP Food Delivery Services,…
Iowa banks handled $3.7B in PPP loans in first week
By CBJ News Staff [email protected] Iowa banks helped approve nearly $3.75 billion in loans through…
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…
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…
