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.
In...
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...
Downs, Hayworth land city leader awards
We have long thought that the Corridor is blessed with some of the best city managers anywhere. They are a big reason why our...
Downs, Hayworth land city leader awards
We have long thought that the Corridor is blessed with some of the best city managers anywhere. They are a big reason why our...
The price of reliable journalism
True or False: People who can afford reliable journalism get reliable journalism, while everyone else is stuck with sketchy news-ish looking stuff that can’t...
The price of reliable journalism
True or False: People who can afford reliable journalism get reliable journalism, while everyone else is stuck with sketchy news-ish looking stuff that can’t...
Job market gains a hopeful sign
While COVID-19 isn’t going away anytime soon, we are heartened that Iowa’s unemployment rate continues to improve.
The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to...