Tag: coronavirus
Restaurant Association says industry on ‘precipice of collapse’
By CBJ News Staff
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The Iowa Restaurant Association has released dire statewide numbers indicating sales are down an average of 75% at restaurants and 89%...
Unemployment claims in Iowa still high, but falling
By CBJ News Staff
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Iowa Workforce Development reports 27,912 initial unemployment insurance claims were filed for week ending April 18, with 26,192 initial claims by...
EntreFEST going virtual for 2020
By CBJ News Staff
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EntreFEST, June's two-day conference celebrating entrepreneurship and innovation, has announced it will now be held online this year.
While speaker sessions, networking...
Inside Iowa’s grassroots campaign to produce PPE
Engineered Plastic Components began producing FDA-compliant face shields at its Grinnell facility on April 3 as part of a University of Iowa-led effort to...
Raytheon Technologies lifts off with plenty to prove
By Dave DeWitte
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Raytheon Technologies will have some big commitments to live up to at a challenging time, after being created in the $180 billion...
P&G sees sales jump as consumers stock up
By CBJ News Staff
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Sales surged at consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble in the quarter that ended March 31, as buyers stocked up on...
Corridor business owners question process for Iowa relief program
Jon Sewell, owner of Iowa City’s D.P. Dough and chairman of CHOMP Food Delivery Services, stands outside his restaurant in a file photo. “It’s...