Editorials
Editorial: Providing workforce clarity
During Iowa Governor Kim Reynold’s government realignment process several years ago, there was some confusion and angst about which arm of the government would lead the state’s focus on workforce and workforce training. Would it be IowaWORKS or the community…
Opinion: The Iowa Caucuses need Obama
We were disappointed that the Democratic National Committee (DNC) no longer guarantees that Iowa will…
Important CID money
The Eastern Iowa Airport is one of the Corridor region’s most important economic development drivers.…
Big CEO retirements
The Great Resignation or Great Retirement isn’t limited to the average worker. It is impacting…
Henry B. Tippie: An Iowa icon
Corridor native Henry B. Tippie, an Iowa icon, passed away Sunday, Feb. 20, at the…
Health care’s dramatic changes
Health care is one of the largest, most complicated and regulated industries. It is also…
A bold, new workforce program
We have lauded Kirkwood Community College’s ability to develop programs that create a win-win situation…
What are our audacious regional goals?
We have a great region in the Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Corridor. But, still, we could…
Gunasekaran CBJ’s most influential again
We congratulate UnityPoint-St. Luke’s president and CEO Michelle Niermann for being selected by CBJ readers…
Preamble to Most Influential
In next week’s issue, we will publish our annual list of the region’s most influential…
Large-scale solar is the new bugaboo
Nuclear power in the 1970s became a bugaboo with the not-in-my-backyard (NIMBY) citizenry and especially…
Strike lessons and lingering questions
We are pleased that the United Auto Workers (UAW) union strike with Deere & Co.…
The Armstrong legacy continues
It was recently reported that the Esther and Robert Armstrong Charitable Trust, established in 2002,…
Infrastructure bill is good legislation
There is rarely a piece of federal legislation enacted without some burdensome unintended consequences or…
Deere strike continues
We were disappointed United Auto Workers (UAW) members in Illinois, Iowa and Kansas rejected a…
No surprise with labor poll
Any economist or pollster worth their salt can make questions, and their corresponding data, fit…