COVID-19
Median square footage of new homes inches down in first quarter of 2022
An expected impact of the COVID-19 virus crisis is a need for more residential space, as people use homes for more purposes including work. According to first quarter 2022 data from the Census Quarterly Starts and Completions by Purpose and…
ADM idles ethanol production at Cedar Rapids plant
The ADM dry corn milling ethanol plant in southwest Cedar Rapids. CREDIT KCRG-TV9 By…
Restaurant Association says industry on ‘precipice of collapse’
By CBJ News Staff [email protected] The Iowa Restaurant Association has released dire statewide numbers indicating…
Unemployment claims in Iowa still high, but falling
By CBJ News Staff [email protected] Iowa Workforce Development reports 27,912 initial unemployment insurance claims were…
EntreFEST going virtual for 2020
By CBJ News Staff [email protected] EntreFEST, June’s two-day conference celebrating entrepreneurship and innovation, has announced…
Iowa unions want better COVID-19 protection
The Tyson Foods plant in Waterloo. CREDIT KCRG-TV9 By CBJ News Staff [email protected] Unions…
Inside Iowa’s grassroots campaign to produce PPE
Engineered Plastic Components began producing FDA-compliant face shields at its Grinnell facility on April 3…
Raytheon Technologies lifts off with plenty to prove
By Dave DeWitte [email protected] Raytheon Technologies will have some big commitments to live up to…
Positive actions your small business can take now
By Brenda LaMarche | HR Column The entire country has been affected by the coronavirus…
Raytheon era begins at Collins Aerospace
CBJ Editorial The merger of Raytheon Co. and United Technologies Corp. on April 3 ushered…
P&G sees sales jump as consumers stock up
By CBJ News Staff [email protected] Sales surged at consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble in…
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,…
Iowa banks handled $3.7B in PPP loans in first week
By CBJ News Staff [email protected] Iowa banks helped approve nearly $3.75 billion in loans through…
Hawkeye Hotels offers discounts for health care workers
The Fairfield Inn & Suites Coralville, owned and operated by Hawkeye Hotels, on a recent…
Raytheon Technologies announces furloughs, salary cuts
A sign outside Collins Aerospace in Cedar Rapids. CREDIT KCRG-TV9 By CBJ News Staff…
Moreland takes the helm at ICAD Group
Kate Moreland. CREDIT ICAD GROUP By CBJ News Staff [email protected] It’s official: After serving…
