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Editorial: The value of effective nonprofit leadership

In the last few months, Cedar Rapids’ nonprofit sector experienced a leadership shift that reveals both the strength and fragility of the invisible infrastructure holding our community together. June brought news that Clint Twedt-Ball would step down as executive director…

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Editorial: Providing workforce clarity

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CBJ editorial: Staring into the abyss

Gov. Kim Reynolds, right, signed an executive order Feb. 10, 2025 establishing the state DOGE task force, joined by Emily Schmitt, general counsel for Sukup Manufacturing Co. who she chose to lead the initiative. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch)

CBJ editorial: Iowa’s DOGE begins

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CBJ Editorial: CR finally wins a license

Helping Iowa City thrive

In our last editorial, we noted Nancy Bird’s appointment as the new CEO/president of the…

Big leadership changes in Iowa City

Three of the most high profile and challenging, public sector positions in Iowa City are…

Welcome back, Kristie Fisher

The last several presidents at Kirkwood Community College, including the current one, have been exceptional…

Entrepreneurial icon John Pappajohn dies

The University of Iowa recently lost another icon. Businessman and philanthropist John Pappajohn died April…

Fundraising innovates in the Corridor

How do we fundraise for needy nonprofit organizations when our social fabric and connectivity seems…

Editorial: Iowa’s transcendent women’s basketball team

What we witnessed this past season with the hype and success of the University of…

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Editorial: Collins’ important new investment

There has been a troubling spate of our region’s biggest businesses announcing job cuts over…

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Health care mergers back in fashion

Now that the COVID-19 pandemic seems to be on the back burner, mergers are happening…

Editorial: Moxie’s collateral damage

In 2016, we celebrated Moxie Solar as the Fastest Growing Company in the Corridor with…

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Editorial: CR’s mojo continues into 2023

Cedar Rapids arguably had its most successful business expansion year ever in 2022, with a…

Editorial: A giant passes

Former University of Iowa President Willard “Sandy” Boyd passed away in December at the age…

Editorial: Duane Arnold saga continues

Nothing is simple or easy when it comes to utilities’ energy decisions. Utility executives have…

Editorial: Iowa City’s evolving chamber

Twenty years ago the idea of merging the Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce and…

Editorial: Eastern Iowa Airport, Kirkwood aviation program a great match

Two of the Corridor’s most important institutions came together to create another regional win-win. The…

Editorial: A much needed UIHC audit

The first step in a treatment plan is to acknowledge that you have a problem.…