Editorials

Aegon doubles down in Cedar Rapids

When Corridor business leader Pat Baird retired as CEO of Aegon USA in 2010, his successor, Mark Mullin, chose to be located in Baltimore,...

Welcoming Kristie Fisher home

We welcome back Kristie Fisher to the Corridor as the new president of Kirkwood Community College. She succeeded Lori Sundberg, who had a successful...
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A community hospital, if you can keep it

“A republic, if you can keep it,” was Benjamin Franklin’s famous answer when he was asked whether we had a republic or a monarchy...

Economy still confuses

The economy this year continues to perplex even the most knowledgeable economists. A couple of the economic indicators that we like to examine are...

Illinois’ important pro-growth legislation

We have been critical of many of Illinois’ legislative policies which negatively impact business and industry, particularly when compared to Iowa’s pro-growth legislative record. There...

Regionalism is dying — Part 2

After our last “Regionalism is dying” editorial went to press, there was an announcement by community leaders within Linn County of an innovative initiative...

Regionalism is dying

Regionalism isn’t dead, but it might be dying. A recent example of the continued decay surfaced when Cedar Rapids Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell led an effort...

Mercy Iowa City gets mercy

The University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics (UIHC) has a tagline on its website that states: “As a university-based medical center, we’re more than...

15 years of fast companies

The Corridor Business Journal was privileged to host the annual Fastest Growing Companies awards July 18, and publish a special magazine examining the companies...

Editorial: Growing air service is good news for the region

One not-so-scientific method of determining the direction and success of a geographical region is to examine its airport and air service. Is the region’s main...

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