Opinion

Opinion: Talk is cheap – and Iowans are paying with their lives

There are a number of variations on the colloquialism of “talk is cheap.”  Unfortunately, this phrase characterizes what our state government has done to arrest Iowa’s alarming increase in cancer incidence rates over the past year.  Bills providing state funding…

Basic skills for starting a business

Economy still confuses

Why EDI&E matters now more than ever

Guest Column | By Alfred Ramirez, Sarika Bhakta, Anthony Arrington, Nicholas Ford and Joe Coffey…

Understanding changing needs in times of crisis

By Linda Kuster | Guest Column The COVID-19 pandemic has altered the behaviors of customers…

Letter: More clarity (and funding) needed for PPP

The COVID-19 pandemic has ravaged the global economy and its impact on Corridor businesses and…

Positive actions your small business can take now

By Brenda LaMarche | HR Column The entire country has been affected by the coronavirus…

Raytheon era begins at Collins Aerospace

CBJ Editorial  The merger of Raytheon Co. and United Technologies Corp. on April 3 ushered…

A long April

CBJ Editorial Some businesses are experiencing a massive slowdown or near complete cessation of operations,…

COVID-19 reshaping media world 

By Joe Coffey | The Fifth Estate While many types of businesses are waiting for…

Boost your odds with a financial crisis plan

By Maurie Cashman | Guest Column Crisis management plans are critical to sound business planning,…

Get help for pandemic stress

CBJ Editorial Entrepreneurs and business owners tend to be self-sufficient – “get government out of…

Make casino site a downtown catalyst

CBJ Editorial  In early 2000s the city of Iowa City had a prime piece of…

Trolls can be beneficial if you know how to use them

By Joe Coffey | The Fifth Estate If you want your company’s online platforms to…

City leadership fills a void

CBJ Editorial  We don’t live in a perfectly cohesive region, but fortunately that hasn’t been…

Business owners can’t plan on yesterday

By Scott Bushkie | Guest Column When a business owner says it’s time to sell,…

The journey of aging: Approaching life transitions

By Ron Detweiler | Guest Column More than 10,000 baby boomers are turning 65 each…

Making new IC ‘Partnership’ work

CBJ Editorial Membership organizations must continually evolve and change to ensure that they are providing…