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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…

Marijuana in the workplace: Think twice

Dr. Cindy Hanawalt of UnityPoint Health discusses the safety implications of marijuana use by employees…

Grassley: Prescription drug pricing bill has momentum

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley addresses the arguments for and against the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction…

A new pilot at Collins Aerospace

Steve Timm has been named president of Collins Aerospace after leading the company’s Avionics unit…

Folience CEO makes the case for more ESOP support

Daniel Goldstein, president and CEO of Folience, testifies on behalf of The ESOP Association before…

It’s electric: Moxie’s new EV business goes live

Tiffin City Administrator Doug Boldt checks out a BMW i3 electric car on the VERV…

Tom Cilek’s New Best Friend: Steve West

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

SE Iowa employers eye Puerto Rico’s ‘talent pipeline’

Jennifer Andrade By Emery Styron [email protected] “They are joyful people — they have a great…

Building a better recruitment system

An employee fabricates equipment at Marion Process Solutions in a photo from 2016. CEO Lee…

Diversity Straight Up: The art of authentic conversation

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

Corridor entrepreneur flips the dip

Sara Gotch’s dreams of bringing her products to a mass market got a major boost…

Cargill’s CEO sees big things ahead for CR

Cargill Chairman and CEO David MacLennan (right) discusses the importance of open and free trade…

Real Success with Nate Kaeding: Mark Nolte

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

2020 should be a fair year, if you live in the right place

Kevin Depew, deputy chief economist at RSM US LLP, offers his thoughts on the business…

ContinuumAg heads to Memphis for ag accelerator

ContinuumAg founder and CEO Mitchell Hora, who will lead the Washington-based startup through AgLaunch365 accelerator.…

CR to hire workforce development specialist

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