Preamble to Most Influential
In next week’s issue, we will publish our annual list of the region’s most influential leaders as selected by CBJ readers, as well as...
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 environmentalists, even though it has been proven to be...
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...