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Panelists Brent Cobb, CEO of World Class Industries; May Farlinger, president of Interstate Power & Light Company and vice president of operations for Alliant Energy Corporation; Mike Gerdin, president and CEO of Heartland Express; Beth Goetz, director of athletics at the University of Iowa; and Jason Smith, CEO of TrueNorth Companies pictured at the CBJ's 2025 Economic Forecast Luncheon. CREDIT RICHARD PRATT

Panel Q&A: Local leaders offer perspectives at economic forecast event

A panel of local economic leaders offered their perspectives on a variety of issues at the Corridor Business Journal’s 2025 Economic Forecast Luncheon, held Jan. 15 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Cedar Rapids Convention Complex. Topics ranged from the impact…