Opinion
CBJ editorial: Clickstop’s amazing streak continues
Congratulations to Trevor Bollers of Letter B Global Technologies for being named the Corridor Business Journal’s 2026 Entrepreneur of the Year, and to Chris Klitgaard and his company, revology, for being ranked the Fastest Growing Company in the Corridor. Those…
Editorial: Creative destruction giving way to new growth in Iowa City
Iowa City has not been immune to the forces of creative destruction. The departures, transitions…
Opinion: Iowa’s innovation economy needs this law
An important new piece of legislation that affects Iowa’s startup ecosystem passed the Iowa Legislature…
Wind turbines, lower tax bills: The data behind Iowa’s clean energy dividend
As Iowa lawmakers rapidly approach the end of the 2026 legislative session, conversations around renewable…
CBJ editorial: The manufacturing boom continues in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids continues to experience a manufacturing boom. Even before Sub-Zero starts operations in its…
CBJ editorial: Duane Arnold restart is worth the wait
The Corridor Business Journal was first to report that NextEra Energy was exploring a restart…
Nonprofits sound the alarm: Funding cuts meet record demand
Nearly all — 94% — of the hundreds of young people who participated in Big…
CBJ editorial: Thanks Caitlin Clark, redux
In February 2024, we published an editorial under the headline: Thanks Caitlin Clark. It focused…
Why population trends matter across Iowa
Across Iowa and much of the Midwest, communities are asking a similar question. How do…
CBJ Editorial: Ron Corbett retires, ISEA is failing teachers
Ron Corbett is retiring from his position as vice president of economic development with the…
Opinion: Payroll is easy to ignore — until it isn’t
Payroll usually starts out simple. A business hires its first employee. Someone runs payroll every…
Opinion: Why can’t the IRS do our taxes for us?
April 15 will soon be here. Have you filed your taxes yet? That question causes…
CBJ editorial: Don’t kill public notices in newspapers
Thomas Jefferson famously wrote in a 1787 letter to Edward Carrington that “were it left…
Opinion: Protecting community banks as stablecoins go mainstream
If you’ve heard the word “stablecoin” and thought it sounded like something built for Wall…
Opinion: Alliant Energy’s natural gas investment merits support – with caveats
Alliant Energy’s investment in a new natural gas-powered generating station in Cedar Rapids deserves recognition…
Opinion: Let’s use cancer reduction methods that work
As a lifelong tobacco control and cancer control advocate, I’ve seen firsthand what truly saves…
