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Smurfit Westrock plant in Cedar Rapids closing

The Smurfit Westrock packaging facility in northeast Cedar Rapids will be closing its doors in early October, according to a notice posted this week to the Iowa Worker Adjustment Retraining and Notification (WARN) Act website. According to the notification, dated…

Real Success with Nate Kaeding: John Myers

Nate Kaeding (right) with John Myers, of Indian Creek Nature Center, at the nonprofit’s home…

J-TEC forges on at 50

J-TEC Engineer Tom Hamilton (left) displays one of the company’s crosswind sensors while talking to…

Diversification pays as Timberline expands

A rendering of the new 80,000-square-foot Timberline Manufacturing facility to be built in Marion over…

Real Success with Nate Kaeding: David Tominsky

Nate Kaeding and ISA Managing Director David Tominsky at Caucho in Cedar Rapids. PHOTO ADAM…

EntreFEST Preview: Getting from idea to product with Adobe’s CPO

Adobe Systems’ Scott Belsky talks with the CBJ in an exclusive preview of EntreFEST, the…

CR’s people-centric flood protection plan evolves

This Gateway to the River arch, designed for O Avenue west of Ellis Boulevard NW,…

Introducing 2018’s Women of Influence

Intro by Adam Moore [email protected] Photography by Brian Draeger As the Corridor Business Journal’s annu­al…

CBJ Q&A: Mary Wheeler of Horizons

By Adam Moore [email protected] New Horizons CEO Mary Wheeler returned from the Twin Cities last…

Metal tariffs causing mayhem for brewers, builders

Corridor steel and aluminum users battle uncertainty, volatility with new import tariffs   By Katherine…

Old Capitol tofu builds on an Iowa staple

Old Capitol Food Company has big plans for future growth, including new product lines and…

Save the ‘Corridor’

By John Lohman / Guest Opinion I’m passionate about the Corridor. Not just the Cedar…

Destinations Unlimited keeps a local mindset

Destinations Unlimited owners Duane Jasper and Anne Hender-Jasper shown on a recent afternoon in their…

Alexa, what’s the difference between AI, AR and VR?

By Jen Neumann / Guest Column At last week’s CBJ Future of Technology luncheon, panelists…

Working for a living: Hunting for home

Iowa is known for its low cost of living, but for workers in the Corridor,…

Housing rental landlords tenants

Cannon talks Cargill-Diamond V merger

Diamond V CEO Jeff Cannon, shown in his office earlier this year. PHOTO GABE HAVEL…