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IowaWORKS to hold grand opening for new workforce facility at Kirkwood campus
IowaWORKS and Kirkwood Community College will host a grand opening Nov. 20 for the new workforce services facility on Kirkwood’s main campus in Cedar Rapids. The IowaWORKS facility, in the former RuffaloCODY facility at 1025 Kirkwood Parkway SW, opened in…
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,…
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…
Restaurant Association says industry on ‘precipice of collapse’
By CBJ News Staff [email protected] The Iowa Restaurant Association has released dire statewide numbers indicating…
Letter: More clarity (and funding) needed for PPP
The COVID-19 pandemic has ravaged the global economy and its impact on Corridor businesses and…
Iowa unions want better COVID-19 protection
The Tyson Foods plant in Waterloo. CREDIT KCRG-TV9 By CBJ News Staff [email protected] Unions…