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Tiffany O'Donnell State of the City 2025

Bet on Cedar Rapids, O’Donnell says at annual State of the City address

Basking in the recent approval of a casino license for Linn County, Cedar Rapids Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell chose a gaming metaphor to anchor her fourth “State of the City” address Wednesday. “It’s time to bet on Cedar Rapids,” Ms. O’Donnell…

August’s derecho leaves storage, quality problems for Iowa farmers

By Dave DeWitte [email protected] The aftermath of the Aug. 10 derecho will continue through the…

Alliant named a Top Utility in Economic Development

By CBJ News Staff [email protected] Alliant Energy has been named a Top Utility in Economic…

Governor requests nearly $4B in federal disaster aid

Gov. Kim Reynolds is requesting almost $4 billion in federal disaster assistance to deal with…

Decrease in Iowa Leading Indicators Index less severe

By CBJ News Staff [email protected] The Iowa Leading Indicators Index (ILII), used by state officials…

Keep Iowa ahead of online sales curve

CBJ Editorial  There are hundreds of state rankings with varying levels of authenticity and usefulness,…

Iowa Leading Indicators Index shows improvement in May

The Iowa Leading Indicators Index (ILII), used by state officials to forecast tax revenues, decreased…

A survey worth your time

By Elliott Smith | Guest Column It’s time to get counted, Iowa – the 2020…

Reynolds touts Iowa economic potential at WH meeting

Gov. Kim Reynolds discusses how Iowans are getting back to work and what role skills-based…

Report: Iowa has lost over $239M in tax revenue to date

By CBJ News Staff [email protected] Iowa has lost a total of $239.3 million in state…

Iowa banking sector remained strong in 1Q

By CBJ News Staff [email protected] Iowa’s banking sector remained healthy in the first quarter of…

Iowa’s unemployment rate increases to 10.2% in April

By CBJ News Staff [email protected] Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 10.2% in April,…

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Frustration returns for bankers in round 2 of PPP

By CBJ News Staff [email protected] Iowa banks struggled to get Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans…

Reynolds begins reopening 77 of state’s 99 counties

IMAGE: Gov. Kim Reynolds announces the loosening of some restrictions during her Monday press conference.…

Feds set to refill loan fund for small business

By Katharine Carlon [email protected] More relief for small business is on the way after the…

ADM idles ethanol production at Cedar Rapids plant

The ADM dry corn milling ethanol plant in southwest Cedar Rapids. CREDIT KCRG-TV9   By…

ADM's Cedar Rapids plant. CREDIT CBJ