Opinion

Editorial: Welcome to the Corridor, Juliet Abdel
Dear Ms. Abdel, Congratulations on your appointment as president and CEO of the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance. While you may be new to the Corridor, your new role places you immediately among the region’s most influential leaders. As we…
Big shoes at Kirkwood
An important economic development position at a key Corridor institution is going to Jasmine Almoayyed.…
Keeping broadcast media local in the dereg era
Rick Sellers might be the ultimate business leader in the Corridor. He just sold radio…
Iowa is an example of responsible budgeting
Sound fiscal policy must begin with spending restraint. Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Republican-led Iowa…
Celebrating the fastest
The Corridor Business Journal was again privileged to host the 14th annual Fastest Growing Companies…
Resigning responsibly
Did you know resignation is a process? Some people feel that “I quit!” is the…
Van Meter, GreenState continue growth
Van Meter Inc., a 50% partner in Werner Ventures LLC, the legal entity that owns…
Nine habits that cause unnecessary trouble
Most of us are talented at excusing personal habits as trivial idiosyncrasies or minor infractions.…
Workplaces have important role to play in employee mental health
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and it comes at a unique time in our…
Shifting from ‘post & pray’ to nurturing a workforce pipeline
If you would have told me in 2007 that the work, we do at de…
Solar farm next best thing
The irony of what is happening in Palo with a proposed large-scale solar farm is…
Maintaining civility on the job
From cliquish colleagues to bullying bosses, work can be uncivil at times. Even in the…
What are the damages and liability for a road rage incident?
If, as a part of your business, you or your employees drive as a part…
Iowa banks deliver crucial PPP funds
If there is one thing the successful execution of the Paycheck Protection Program in Iowa…
Celebrate Inteconnex’s new HQ
Congratulations to Inteconnex for its new Cedar Rapids headquarters in the Fountains in northeast Cedar…
The ethics of marketing
Businesses exist to provide products or services to consumers, but there are a few core…





