Editorials

Opinion: Alliant Energy’s natural gas investment merits support – with caveats
Alliant Energy’s investment in a new natural gas-powered generating station in Cedar Rapids deserves recognition as a practical step toward meeting customer demand while transitioning away from coal. The Cedar River Generating Station will be built on the same property…
Fields of opportunities
The state of Iowa doesn’t get national and international attention as much as we would…
Help local media before it’s too late
Contrast these two recent news items: “Google parent company [Alphabet] flexed its digital dominance, reporting…
Another new university president
The hiring of the University of Iowa’s new president, Barbara Wilson, has captured the attention…
Welcome Barbara Wilson
We are excited to welcome Barbara Wilson as the University of Iowa’s 22nd president. By…
The economy is cooking
Just think how strong the economy would be if employers could find all of the…
Transportation HUB USA
One of the Corridor’s most promising industry clusters is transportation and logistics. The newly approved…
Is regionalism dead?
The Greater Des Moines region has its act together (See the related guest opinion). We…
Big shoes at Kirkwood
An important economic development position at a key Corridor institution is going to Jasmine Almoayyed.…
Celebrating the fastest
The Corridor Business Journal was again privileged to host the 14th annual Fastest Growing Companies…
Van Meter, GreenState continue growth
Van Meter Inc., a 50% partner in Werner Ventures LLC, the legal entity that owns…
Solar farm next best thing
The irony of what is happening in Palo with a proposed large-scale solar farm is…
Celebrate Inteconnex’s new HQ
Congratulations to Inteconnex for its new Cedar Rapids headquarters in the Fountains in northeast Cedar…





