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CSI report: Midwest inflation eases to 2.4% in January

Year-over-year inflation in the Midwest and United States fell to 2.4% in January, down from 2.7% in December, according to the Common Sense Institute’s analysis of the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Despite the slowdown from pandemic-era highs, consumer…

Cedar Rapids gets a new home financing tool

The green shading indicates the initial targeted lending areas for NFC in Cedar Rapids. Bold…

Real Success with Nate Kaeding: Dave Rusch

CRST’s Dave Rusch, speaking at the CBJ’s offices in North Liberty. PHOTO ADAM MOORE Sponsored…

Collins Aerospace arrives with big vision for the future

By Dave DeWitte [email protected] Rockwell Collins became part of United Technologies Corp.’s new Collins Aerospace…

Trucking industry turns to pets, perks to keep drivers

By Katharine Carlon [email protected] Candace Marley, a driver with Don Hummer Trucking Corp. for more…

E-commerce demand driving CID cargo ops

By Dave DeWitte [email protected] Air freight volume is swelling with growing demand for overnight delivery…

The mega mall hits middle age

By Steve Gravelle [email protected] On July 29, 1998, Coral Ridge Mall, the 1.2-million-square-foot self-proclaimed “shopping…

Corridor retailers joining the race to bring groceries to you

By Katharine Carlon [email protected] Iowa grocers are jumping on the online ordering and delivery bandwagon…

CBJ Q&A: Lori Sundberg

By Adam Moore & Katharine Carlon [email protected] Lori Sundberg President Kirkwood Community College Hometown: Galesburg,…

IC inventor takes chance on water-borne drone

Michael Simon, founder of Clean River Solutions, poses with the RC Beaver, a device intended to…

The Death of Privacy: The uneasy future of data privacy

By Dave DeWitte [email protected] Editor’s note: This is the last part in a CBJ series…

Continuity the goal as VenuWorks takes over CR promotion

The McGrath Amphitheatre shown shortly after its opening in 2014. The amphitheatre is one of several…

Meet 2018’s C-Suite Awards honorees

This year’s C-Suite Award honorees pose for a photo following a Nov. 7 luncheon at…

Real Success with Nate Kaeding: Xavier Romano

Xavier Romano and Nate Kaeding pose for a photo at Sigma Lambda Beta’s national headquarters…

CRST’s new ‘sister company’ embraces converged security

The business interests held by Hillcrest Holdings, including its first diversification move entirely outside the…

Veteran-owned manufacturer builds on customer focus

Robert Ridgway, president and CEO of Master Packing & Rubber, and daughter Camee Ridgway, an…