Cedar Rapids
Eastern Iowa Airport opens aviation workforce campus to address labor shortages
The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) has launched a new Aviation Workforce Development Campus aimed at addressing growing labor shortages across the aviation industry. The initiative, which includes academic partnerships with Coe College and Kirkwood Community College, is designed to train…
Moody’s assigns Aaa rating to Linn County bonds
Moody’s Investors Service has assigned a Aaa rating to Linn County’s $5.1 million general obligation (GO)…
Families Helping Families of Iowa finds a new building
Cedar Rapids-based Families Helping Families says they have found a new building. The group says…
Right Dose Pharmacy more than doubles its size in Cedar Rapids
After experiencing 1,250% growth in business in less than four years, Right Dose Pharmacy of…
Corridor business leaders part of Leadership Iowa class
Four business leaders from the Corridor were selected to participate in the 2020-2021 class of…
Diversity Straight Up: Diversity in the trucking industry
In the latest episode of CBJ podcast, “Diversity Straight Up,” hosts Sarika Bhakta and Anthony…
Cutting the ‘BS’
When Risha Grant talks about “BS,” she means bias synapse and blind spots.
Female business leaders share mentoring views
Several female business leaders from throughout the Corridor shared their thoughts on the importance of…
Community Health Free Clinic maintains mission through pandemic
Typically a bustling place, the waiting room of the Community Health Free Clinic in Cedar…
Creative solutions needed to keep workforce in the Corridor
By Jennifer Lawrence | Guest Column As a CBJ subscriber and 25-year local HR professional,…
Perform a platform audit to improve performance
By Jen Neumann | Guest Column It happens every year at budget time. Our accountant…
Pandemic threatens hard-fought gains, but offers hope for change
When it comes to women in the workplace, it’s the best of times. And it’s…
A big loss with Toyota Financial Services
CBJ Editorial The community will need to rely on its sunny disposition now that Toyota…
Insurance questions loom
It’s going to take a while to sort out just how 2020’s COVID-19 pandemic and…
More women venturing into investments, but challenges remain
Despite the notable gains made by women in the workforce in recent years, including growth…
It’s all good in the agrihood
Forget golf communities. A new $80 million development taking shape just outside Cedar Rapids will…