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Ernie Goss presented to more than 500 attendees at the CBJ’s 2026 Economic Forecast Luncheon Jan. 15 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Cedar Rapids Convention Complex.

Creighton economist Goss: 2025 economy was a mixed bag, but improvement predicted for 2026

Economic data for 2025 was decidedly mixed, with slowing inflation tempered by job losses in the manufacturing sector and other factors, but the outlook through 2026 is generally more positive, economist Ernie Goss told more than 500 attendees at the…

Newsmakers: Why are global supply chains breaking?

SEP 27 In the current era of consumerism and same-day shipping that so often dictates…

Newsmakers: Back in black

SEP 13 It doesn’t matter which football team the Iowa Hawkeyes are playing in Iowa…

Newsmakers: MediRevv acquired by Tegria

AUG 16 Following a four-year investment partnership, MediRevv, a Coralville-based health care revenue cycle management…

Newsmakers: The derecho, a year later

AUG 9 Derecho. In a heartbeat Aug. 10, 2020, the word was transformed from an…

Newsmakers: The Great Resignation — concern or catalyst?

JUL 5 Imagine if 25% of your workforce quit tomorrow. Labor statistics and numerous surveys…

Newsmakers: Trucking industry’s bumpy road

JUL 5 You’ve likely noticed that delivery of many consumer and business materials is taking…

Newsmakers: More work, fewer hands

JUN 7 It’s no secret that employers have struggled with workforce issues over the past…

Newsmakers: UIHC resubmits application for North Liberty facility

MAY 31 University of Iowa Health Care officials are again requesting permission to build a…

Newsmakers: ‘We can’t win for losing’

MAY 24 When the Centers for Disease Control opened the floodgates May 13 to vaccinated…

Newsmakers: Retail returns

APR 26 At the bustling Coral Ridge Mall, hungry shoppers queued more than a dozen…

Newsmakers: Organizers cautiously optimistic about return of summer events

APR 12 Contracts had already been finalized for the Marion Arts Festival last March when…

Newsmakers: Eco Lips announces acquisition of Bug Soother

APR 12 Cedar Rapids-based organic lip care manufacturer Eco Lips is acquiring Simply Soothing, a…

Newsmakers: Return to the office?

MAR 29 For certain industries — manufacturing, food production, hospitality and health care, to name…

Newsmakers: Shopping ahead

MAR 1 With online grocery sales projected to reach $250 billion by 2025, Corridor stores…

Newsmakers: Banks rally to the rescue — again

FEB 1 Last year, the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program issued 5.1 million…