Rantizo looks to drones as ag’s next frontier
A six-rotor hexacopter drone is being used by Rantizo as it develops its autonomous crop spraying system. PHOTO RANTIZO
By Dave DeWitte
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A fleet of 10...
Interchanges trigger commercial surge in Tiffin
Scott Andersen, president of the Ders Group, talks to Tiffin City Administrator Doug Boldt at the site of Park Place, a major planned unit...
Downtown IC bucks national retail woes
A tranquil night on Iowa City's Pedestrian Mall. CREDIT ICDD
By Katharine Carlon
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The state of downtown is strong, according to Nancy Bird, executive director of...
Corridor hotels go from budget to boutique
The guestrooms at the Graduate Hotel in Iowa City are meant to “radiate the city’s hospitable and eccentric spirit” with plaid drapery and Persian-patterned...
Business leaders, officials discuss 2008 flood rebound
Former Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett discusses the emotions and lessons of the 2008 floods during the CBJ's Commercial Real Estate Luncheon on June...
KZIA’s new CEO shares joys of life in broadcast
KZIA CEO Julie Hein stands in the Z102.9 studio on a recent afternoon. The station’s broadcast booth is staffed by a local employee 24...
C-suite parity still eluding Iowa women
By Katharine Carlon
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It’s lonely at the top – and it might be loneliest of all for women.
Though they make up nearly half of...
IC’s Foster Appliance gets new owner, digital facelift
Jenny Novick, who took over Foster Appliance in Iowa City this February, has already stepped up the store's marketing and social media efforts, and...
Real Success with Nate Kaeding: Debbie Takes
Nate Kaeding with Debbie Takes, of Dan and Debbie's Creamery in Ely.
Sponsored by West Bank, this is the latest edition of the CBJ’s...
MCI named 2018’s Fastest Growing Company
Anthony Marlowe shares his story after his company, MCI LC, was named 2018's Fastest Growing Company at a May 30 event. PHOTO ADAM MOORE
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