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Farmers for Free Trade held a Tariff Town Hall at Cedar Ridge Distillery Tuesday, June 17. (From left) Panelists Jeff Quint, CEO of Cedar Ridge Distillery; Richard Dix, vice president of supply chain management with Kinze Manufacturing; Matthew Willimack, board director with Iowa Soybean Association; Chad Hart, economist with Iowa State University; and moderator John Lohman, CEO of the Corridor Business Journal.

Manufacturing, ag industry experts weigh in at Tariff Town Hall

Business leaders and farmers gathered at Cedar Ridge Distillery in Swisher on Tuesday to weigh in on the impact tariffs are having on Iowa. Farmers for Free Trade sponsored a “Tariff Town Hall” that featured a panel of industry experts…

Keeping it local pays off in online learning

By Dave DeWitte [email protected]   Corridor residents considering an online degree program have a growing…

Dairy farms partnering to meet organic milk demand

Farmers Creamery in Wellman, Marilyn Farms in Kalona and the Kalona Amish and Mennonite dairy…

Corridor companies turn to video to gain exposure

Stephanie Mettille, CPA, tax manager for Honkamp Krueger, and Mike Smith, an actor for Happee…

Cedar Bayou water park swirls into shape

By Cindy Hadish [email protected]   CEDAR RAPIDS—Ground could be broken as early as next spring…

Making your gift count

By Dave DeWitte [email protected] Philanthropy is one arena in which emotion can easily run away…

Coralville bike shop to tap the trail

By Dave DeWitte [email protected]   Jessica Skeie and her father Bob Wolff opened Trail’s End,…

Airport site positioned to be Iowa’s first “Super Park”

By Dave DeWitte [email protected] The first industrial park to be designated a “Super Park” under…

Iowa City gears up for Mission Creek

By Angela Holmes [email protected]   Over the past 10 years, Iowa City’s Mission Creek Festival…

Plugging the service gap

By Dave DeWitte and Chase Castle [email protected] Hiring, retention and staffing levels are becoming more…

Metronet eyes IC Internet market

By Chase Castle [email protected]   Crews from Metronet Technologies, a fiber optic networking company, started…

Painting the town green

By Angela Holmes [email protected] Each year downtown Cedar Rapids sees green as thousands turn out…

Driverless push continues, despite roadbump

By Dave DeWitte [email protected] The University of Iowa will host a symposium next month to…

Coralville undergoes hotel, motel reboot

By Chase Castle [email protected] Plans for a Drury Inn & Suites in Coralville have been…

Waverly scores big on Mumford & Sons festival stop

By Angela Holmes [email protected]   The stars aligned for Waverly last week, as organizers of…

Startup Weekend-Cedar Rapids starts Friday

Professionals who would like some inspiration for their existing business and entrepreneurs seeking fresh feedback…