Perform a platform audit to improve performance
By Jen Neumann | Guest Column
It happens every year at budget time. Our accountant hands me a list of software companies and asks, “Are we continuing all of these subscriptions next year?”
A big loss with Toyota Financial Services
CBJ Editorial
The community will need to rely on its sunny disposition now that Toyota Financial Services will be closing its Cedar Rapids location, eliminating 600 local jobs.
Clean energy already provides reliable baseload power
By Katie Rock | Guest Column
Our energy system is in the midst of a dramatic clean energy transformation.
How much is a trillion?
By Elliott G. Smith | Guest Column
The U.S. national debt has climbed to over $28 trillion, and it’s growing.
UIHC’s questionable NL hospital
CBJ Editorial
One of the biggest economic advantages of the Corridor is our health care industry. It is the envy of many regions across the state and country.
Listen to Janet Yellen
To best gauge how legislation might impact public policy, it is often useful to listen to experts who have no stake in the outcome.
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Big glass ceiling breaks
Two significant glass ceiling barriers were broken over the past several weeks. First, and most obviously, Kamala Harris was sworn in as the first...
Helping CR businesses
While many communities do this, it was nevertheless nice to see the city of Cedar Rapids survey a portion of its business community and ask what it can do to help after the devastating derecho that swept through on Aug. 10.
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 rely on an important tool or service that yields...
Learning from ICR’s failure
The joint economic development venture between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City was supposed to attract businesses and talent, foster cooperation and ultimately create an...