Opinion
CBJ editorial: Making progress in Johnson County
The private sector in Johnson County has taken a back seat to the successes in Cedar Rapids and Linn County over the past several years. Johnson County stalwarts like ACT, Pearson and the Mercy Iowa City have all dwindled or…
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…
To compete, Iowa must cultivate its career pipeline and grow
By Joe Murphy | Guest Column The Iowa Business Council has worked to elevate Iowa’s…
Annual brand confusion reins
CBJ Editorial It’s the time of year for those annual meetings of economic development organizations…
How will your branding communicate ‘quality’?
By Betsy McCloskey | Guest Column Traditionally, manufacturing marketing is focused on sales. While business…
Preserve the caucus impact
CBJ Editorial The vote-counting debacle surrounding last week’s Iowa Democratic caucuses has resulted in much…
Can the Terminator be an inventor?
By Charlie Damschen | Guest Column Nearly everyone is aware of artificial intelligence (AI) at…
A declaration of our diversity focus
CBJ Editorial We at the CBJ have been committed to supporting, connecting and promoting women…
Location matters equally in online storefront
By Jen Neumann | Guest Column In an increasingly online world, does location still matter?…
6 ways to foster resourcefulness at work
By Greg Dardis | Guest Column The highest praise you can give entrepreneurs is to…
Closing DAEC won’t help climate change
CBJ Editorial It has been interesting to note the increasing number of elected officials and…
The inaugural Rando Corridor Media Audit
By Joe Coffey | The Fifth Estate One of the best and worst things about…
Don’t fear the new year
CBJ Editorial With stock markets at record highs and unemployment near record lows, it seems…