COVID-19
COVID-19 and health care: How have we changed?
From a medical perspective, COVID-19 is not the public health care emergency it was five years ago. But for the chief medical officers of the Corridor’s three largest hospitals – UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital, Mercy Medical Center and…
How small business owners feel about finding workers, vaccine requirements
Our nation’s economy relies on the more than 32 million small businesses that create jobs…
ABI opposes vaccine mandate bill
The Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) is opposed to the Iowa Legislature’s decision…
Supporting local chambers means supporting local businesses
Local chambers of commerce are our nation’s strongest small business advocates, providing a voice for…
Masks required through Jan. 15 in Johnson County facilities
Based on recommendations from the Johnson County Public Health Department (JCPH), the Johnson County Board…
GreatAmerica earns managed print services leadership award
GreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation has been awarded the 2021 MPSA (Managed Print Services Association) Leadership…
Questionable journalism
I’ll never forget the calm but firm dressing down I once received as a cub…
Meeting the challenge for talent amid the COVID-19 pandemic
We are still in the war with COVID-19 and variants of the illness. Most of…
Iowa’s average mortgage debt among lowest in nation
The COVID-19 pandemic fueled a surge in demand among homebuyers that is only now beginning…
We need a vaccine mandate to save our health care system
Editor’s note: Joe Tye’s message is in response to the Sept. 20 CBJ editorial, “Employers…
Why are global supply chains breaking?
In the current era of consumerism and same-day shipping that so often dictates spending habits,…
UIHC: Pandemic is causing ‘alarming’ toll on hospital staff
University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics (UIHC) is increasingly concerned for the physical workload and…
Mercy Iowa City hospital, clinics to require COVID vaccine
Mercy Iowa City will require all colleagues, medical staff, contractors, students, volunteers and those conducting…
Employers’ vaccine mandate unwise
We agree with President Joe Biden that nearly all Americans should get the COVID-19 vaccine.…
Worker shortage threatens the food industry
Randy Larson has owned Monica’s, an upscale, Italian American restaurant on the Coralville strip, for…
Future of the workplace
The future of the workforce and workplaces looks bright — if workers, managers and community…