Tag: corridor
The future of the Corridor is entrepreneurship
By Maurie Cashman | Guest Column
Entrepreneurship is important for many reasons, from promoting social change to driving innovation. Entrepreneurship occurs in small businesses, education,...
Collective effort needed to reach statewide excellence
By Joe Murphy | Guest Column
As 2020 approaches, the Iowa Business Council is diligently working on creating a career ready workforce, strategies to diversify...
Iowa as an edtech hub? New report says it could be
Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks to reporters after unveiling a new study she called a "road map" to making the state a global hub of...
(Un)Hired Help: Reflecting on a year of workforce reporting
This marks the conclusion of the CBJ's members-only series exploring the causes and symptoms of Iowa's worker shortage. We look back at some of...
Spotix grills up a tasty workplace culture
The Spotix team poses for a group photo outside the company's North Liberty headquarters. The North Liberty-based company was named the No. 1 coolest...
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...
A survival guide for the part-time MBA
Associate Professor Alice Wang teaches a marketing class in the part-time MBA program at the University of Iowa's Tippie College of Business. Close to...
What’s behind the recent interest in CR’s city flag?
By Joe Coffey | The Fifth Estate
One of the most notable national stories about the Corridor from the past year involved the flag of...
Latinos bienvenidos?
Most Latino business owners in the Corridor say it's business as usual despite the raging immigration debate - but some say that's the fear...
Keeping track on the Inc. 5000
CBJ Editorial
We were agog at the record 1,263.7 percent growth that the CBJ’s 2019 Fastest Growing Company BLX Expedited Carriers had over the three-year...