Opinion

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…
Website is critical to tell your story
By Anna Patty | Guest Column The past 12 months have abundantly clarified the importance…

Trucking continues to deliver
By Brenda Neville | Guest Column One year ago, our lives changed forever when we…

Sobering statistics
CBJ Editorial We were disappointed, but not surprised, that about 12% of Iowa small and…
UIHC’s pro-business ethos
CBJ Editorial The University of Iowa has had a love-hate relationship with the business community…
An unprecedented stretch of news
By Joe Coffey | The Fifth Estate With all due respect to the generations of…
The nature of courageous leadership
By Jennifer Zach | Guest Column Courageous leadership is a choice, and if there is…
Creative solutions needed to keep workforce in the Corridor
By Jennifer Lawrence | Guest Column As a CBJ subscriber and 25-year local HR professional,…
Iowa can address its digital divide with broadband vouchers
By Brent Skorup and Michael Kotrous | Guest Column Gov. Kim Reynolds has an ambitious plan…

Changing tide of capitalism
CBJ Editorial Over the past several years there has been a change by some of…

Perform a platform audit to improve performance
By Jen Neumann | Guest Column It happens every year at budget time. Our accountant…

A big loss with Toyota Financial Services
CBJ Editorial The community will need to rely on its sunny disposition now that Toyota…

Clean energy already provides reliable baseload power
By Katie Rock | Guest Column Our energy system is in the midst of a…

How much is a trillion?
By Elliott G. Smith | Guest Column The U.S. national debt has climbed to over…

UIHC’s questionable NL hospital
CBJ Editorial One of the biggest economic advantages of the Corridor is our health care…
Listen to Janet Yellen
To best gauge how legislation might impact public policy, it is often useful to listen…