Tag: CBJ Editorial
Highway 30 bypass brings us together
CBJ EditorialÂ
The quiet opening last month of the Highway 30 Mount Vernon-Lisbon Bypass is a reminder of the importance of Iowa’s second-busiest cross-state route...
The right choice on Cargill’s ask
CBJ EditorialÂ
Cargill has three manufacturing facilities in Cedar Rapids, where it employs about 600 and uses 200 contract employees.
The food processing giant is one...
Filling a void in Corridor leadership
CBJ Editorial
Next month we will publish the CBJ’s annual list of the most influential people in the region. This well-read list is something that...
Corridor brand is alive and well
CBJ Editorial
It is sometimes said that your brand is what people say about you behind your back. In the Cedar Rapids/Iowa City area, the...
The UI’s smart shift in economic development
CBJ Editorial
For as long as we can remember, University of Iowa leaders have been trying to figure out economic development and the role the...
The UI’s smart shift in economic development
CBJ Editorial
For as long as we can remember, University of Iowa leaders have been trying to figure out economic development and the role the...
Ho hum on UTC-Raytheon
CBJ Editorial
Even though Collins Aerospace is still the largest private employer in the region, and whatever impacts it inevitably ripples through our region, the...
Celebrating our Fastest
CBJ Editorial
The Corridor Business Journal was again privileged to host the annual Fastest Growing Companies awards event last week. The companies recognized are the...
Keeping SouthGate in a Corridor family
CBJ Editorial
Whenever there is an acquisition of a locally owned company, there tends to be an elevated level of anxiety, as we witnessed...
UFG’s gift to Cedar Rapids
CBJ Editorial
UFG Insurance is one of the most philanthropic companies in the Corridor. The publicly traded insurer donates a significant sum of money to...