Tag: COVID-19
Johnson County reopening offices to public June 1
Johnson County offices and facilities will fully reopen to the public June 1, county officials said in a news release.
The county will continue to...
Iowa City revises local mask mandate
Iowa City Mayor Bruce Teague has lifted the local mask mandate according to a release but stresses that those who are not vaccinated from...
Coralville mayor ends face covering mandate
Citing last week’s Centers for Disease Control advisory that vaccinated Americans can congregate without masks, Coralville Mayor John A. Lundell today ended the proclamation...
Iowa to end federal unemployment benefit programs
Gov. Kim Reynolds announced today new measures to address the State of Iowa's severe workforce shortage. Starting June 12, 2021, the State of Iowa...
Three financial investment lessons from the COVID pandemic
As we reflect on the past year, we can identify a few trends that serve as financial lessons for the future.
Support needed for college and career exploration
As we recover from COVID-19, Iowa is confronted with many challenges, among them a growing workforce shortage and declines in higher education enrollment.
Sobering statistics
CBJ Editorial
We were disappointed, but not surprised, that about 12% of Iowa small and medium-sized businesses went out of business and 20% reduced employment due to the pandemic, according to a February survey by Facebook of 227 businesses.