Tag: derecho
Media lessons from the derecho
By Joe Coffey | The Fifth Estate
When you study each generation’s “where were you when” stories, like the JFK assassination or 9/11, you’ll notice...
General Mills project sends positive signal
CBJ Editorial
An award of tax incentives for General Mills in Cedar Rapids by the state’s economic development board on Aug. 21 didn’t attract much...
CR asks businesses to complete storm loss questionnaire
By CBJ News Staff
news@corridorbusiness.com
In response to the business impacts of the Aug. 10 derecho, the city of Cedar Rapids is asking area businesses to...
Businesses face fall without Hawkeye football
By Katharine Carlon
katharine@corridorbusiness.com
Still reeling from the one-two-three blow of a crippling pandemic, a recession and a damaging derecho, battered Johnson County businesses are now...
Federal disaster assistance extended to 10 Iowa counties
Homeowners and renters in 10 more Iowa counties may now apply for FEMA Individual Assistance for losses sustained during the derecho. CREDIT KCRG
By CBJ...
Replacing our ‘flyover’ image
CBJ Editorial
The derecho that ravaged much of the Corridor, especially Cedar Rapids and Marion, has caused much lamentation that the national news neglected this...
MEDCO launches loan program for businesses
By CBJ News Staff
newsroom@corridorbusiness.com
Marion Economic Development Corp. has partnered with three community banks to launch the Derecho Storm Business Recovery Loan Program. Initial lending partners...
Duane Arnold to stay shuttered following derecho
An aerial view of the Duane Arnold Energy Center in Palo, with the cooling towers pictured at left. PHOTO NEXTERA
By CBJ News Staff
news@corridorbusiness.com
Iowa's only...
Project ReConnect aims to bring power back to customers
By CBJ News Staff
news@corridorbusiness.com
In the wake of the Aug. 10 derecho, a community collaboration has been formed to bring electricity to Alliant Energy customers...
A Big (Ten) loss
CBJ Editorial
First came the COVID-19 pandemic, then the destructive derecho storm, and now the loss of the University of Iowa’s fall football season.
“The mental...