Editorials

Strike lessons and lingering questions

We are pleased that the United Auto Workers (UAW) union strike with Deere & Co. is over and that the holidays should return to...

The Armstrong legacy continues

It was recently reported that the Esther and Robert Armstrong Charitable Trust, established in 2002, will give away its remaining funds, $4.2 million, equally...

Infrastructure bill is good legislation

There is rarely a piece of federal legislation enacted without some burdensome unintended consequences or questions about how it will be funded. Still, all...

Deere strike continues

We were disappointed United Auto Workers (UAW) members in Illinois, Iowa and Kansas rejected a new, six-year pact with Deere & Co., with 55%...

No surprise with labor poll

Any economist or pollster worth their salt can make questions, and their corresponding data, fit the desired outcome. Therefore, it was little surprise that...

Recognizing younger leaders

This issue celebrates 40 of the region’s best and brightest leaders under the age of 40. Talent. Workforce. Whatever you want to call it. These...

COVID funds are flowing

Unfortunately, now isn’t the time to question the massive amounts of COVID monies allocated by the federal government in the American Rescue Plan Act...

Coe makes right choice

Congratulations to Coe College and its board of trustees for selecting David Hayes as its 16th president. Mr. Hayes succeeds David McInally, who retired...

Pappajohn’s amazing legacy

We continue to believe that entrepreneurialism should be the primary economic development strategy for the Corridor region and the state of Iowa. Of course,...

Small town, big win

Attention for big projects and economic development wins (and losses) tend to get overemphasized in larger urban markets like Des Moines and Cedar Rapids....

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