Opinion
CBJ editorial: Maintaining fiscal prudence
In recent years, Iowa has been known for its fiscal prudence. But that may be slipping. According to a March 2025 Fitch Ratings report, “the state of Iowa’s ‘AAA’ Long-Term IDR and Stable Outlook reflect Iowa’s stable economic and employment…
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…
Big glass ceiling breaks
Two significant glass ceiling barriers were broken over the past several weeks. First, and most…
Helping CR businesses
While many communities do this, it was nevertheless nice to see the city of Cedar…
Building your family’s media budget for 2021
As a budget-minded participant in your place of work, you know what it’s like to…