economy
Rural Mainstreet Index report: Regional economy expanding
After declining below growth neutral for March, the overall Rural Mainstreet Index for June expanded above the threshold for a third straight month to its highest level since May 2022, according to the June monthly survey of bank CEOs in…
IBC survey finds new optimism about economic future
By CBJ News Staff [email protected] Iowa Business Council (IBC) members are increasingly optimistic about the…
Grants to promote postsecondary training and education
By CBJ News Staff [email protected] Gov. Kim Reynolds announced awards to 65 applicants for the Coronavirus…
Businesses face fall without Hawkeye football
By Katharine Carlon [email protected] Still reeling from the one-two-three blow of a crippling pandemic, a…
Alliant named a Top Utility in Economic Development
By CBJ News Staff [email protected] Alliant Energy has been named a Top Utility in Economic…
Replacing our ‘flyover’ image
CBJ Editorial The derecho that ravaged much of the Corridor, especially Cedar Rapids and Marion,…
Posturing for points against Big Tech
CBJ Editorial Every few years Congress conducts a parade of successful business executives through committee…
Posturing for points against Big Tech
CBJ Editorial Every few years Congress conducts a parade of successful business executives through committee…
Decrease in Iowa Leading Indicators Index less severe
By CBJ News Staff [email protected] The Iowa Leading Indicators Index (ILII), used by state officials…
CBJ wins 5 national awards
CBJ Editorial The Corridor Business Journal, created to inform business and community leaders with a…
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…
Reynolds touts Iowa economic potential at WH meeting
Gov. Kim Reynolds discusses how Iowans are getting back to work and what role skills-based…
Finding the path to racial justice
CBJ Editorial We appear to be at a seminal point in our nation’s understanding of…