Tag: COVID-19
Affording Health: Sick, stressed and reporting for duty
In this six-part, subscribers-only series, the CBJ is exploring the crisis of health care affordability as it relates to employers and employees in the...
A long April
CBJ Editorial
Some businesses are experiencing a massive slowdown or near complete cessation of operations, and unemployment numbers are increasing at an alarming rate. Many...
COVID-19 reshaping media worldÂ
By Joe Coffey | The Fifth Estate
While many types of businesses are waiting for a return to normal, the coronavirus is forcing local media...
Corridor’s hoteliers hanging by a thread
The Coralville Marriott was quiet on March 31 aside from a few employee cars. Hotel properties remaining open are reporting occupancy rates of 10-15%....
Aura Cacia plans to share hand sanitizer profits
By CBJ News Staff
news@corridorbusiness.com
Aura Cacia has begun manufacturing a limited-edition hand sanitizer due to the shortages of sanitizer caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and...
Hospitals providing temp housing for area HC staff
Inside one of the temporary rooms being offered to health care workers at Mercy Medical Center, located at the 600 Building on the Mercy...
Ernst addresses PPP rollout in call with Corridor leaders
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst. CREDIT JONIERNST.COM
By Katharine Carlon
katharine@corridorbusiness.com
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst called for patience as small businesses await dispersal of nearly $350 billion in...
UIHC joins global trial in search of COVID-19 treatment
University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City. CREDIT UIHC
By CBJ News Staff
news@corridorbusiness.com
University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics (UIHC) has announced it is...
Wells Fargo limits PPP loans amid fed asset cap
By CBJ News Staff
news@corridorbusiness.com
Wells Fargo & Co. is expecting to be a big player in the new Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), with the goal of...
SBA warns businesses of loan and grant fraud
By Katharine Carlon
katharine@corridorbusiness.com
With fear in the air and an information vacuum only feeding it, fraudsters are on a tear targeting businesses desperate for good...