COVID-19
St. Luke’s, UnityPoint locations reinstitute mandatory masking policy
St. Luke’s Hospital, along with all UnityPoint clinics and urgent care facilities, has reinstituted a mandatory masking policy for all staff, patients and visitors. The new requirement begins today (Friday, Dec. 9). “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
Retail churn worries spawn ideas, strategies
Gordmans, located at Lindale Market Place in Cedar Rapids, with new tenant Boot Barn shown…
Preventing another shutdown
CBJ EDITORIAL With businesses continuing to reopen and the weather warm and sunny, the apex…
Chicago’s Federal Reserve chief responds to economic crisis in Mid-Year Economic keynote
Chicago Fed President and CEO Charles Evans offers his thoughts on the current economic situation…
Iowa Leading Indicators Index shows improvement in May
The Iowa Leading Indicators Index (ILII), used by state officials to forecast tax revenues, decreased…
IBC members expecting lower sales, employment ahead
By CBJ News Staff [email protected] The difficult business climate will continue to challenge the state’s…
A survey worth your time
By Elliott Smith | Guest Column It’s time to get counted, Iowa – the 2020…
Reynolds touts Iowa economic potential at WH meeting
Gov. Kim Reynolds discusses how Iowans are getting back to work and what role skills-based…
Corridor companies see $15M from state relief program
By Katharine Carlon [email protected] Corridor businesses from restaurants to pet groomers have received nearly $15…
Supply strain: Corridor manufacturers work around supply disruptions
World Class Industries employee Charles Ellis moves a fan drive into a shipping tote at…
May brought sharp slowdown in Iowa home sales
By CBJ News Staff [email protected] May home sales in Iowa fell 19.8% according to…
New program intends to drive over $1M in local spending
By CBJ News Staff [email protected] As businesses reopen, the Project Better Together team has created…
Kirkwood poised for more growth
CBJ Editorial With the COVID-19 pandemic, institutions of higher education are facing some of the…
Rally C.A.P. initiative aims to spur a comeback
By Adam Moore [email protected] The rally cap, a time-honored superstition for baseball fans hoping for…
Greenfield projects coming down the pipe in Cedar Rapids
By Dave DeWitte [email protected] Despite the recession caused by COVID-19 – or partly because of…
Per Mar adds services targeting COVID-19 concerns
By CBJ News Staff [email protected] Per Mar Security Services has expanded its commercial security services…
