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Big glass ceiling breaks

Two significant glass ceiling barriers were broken over the past several weeks. First, and most obviously, Kamala Harris was sworn in as the first...

Kalona Creamery brings yogurt production home

Kalona Creamery has brought its cream-top yogurt in house after previously outsourcing the work to Wisconsin. CREDIT OPEN GATES GROUP  In a move it says...

Loans are up, earnings down for Iowa banks through Q3

INDEX: A chart showing loans among Iowa-chartered banks through the past seven quarters and the year-over-year change for each quarter. SOURCE FDIC Iowa’s banking industry...

Job market gains a hopeful sign

While COVID-19 isn’t going away anytime soon, we are heartened that Iowa’s unemployment rate continues to improve. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to...

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 fall for Iowa farmers, many of whom will be tested by...

Alliant named a Top Utility in Economic Development

By CBJ News Staff [email protected] Alliant Energy has been named a Top Utility in Economic Development by Site Selection magazine, making it the only Iowa energy...

Governor requests nearly $4B in federal disaster aid

Gov. Kim Reynolds is requesting almost $4 billion in federal disaster assistance to deal with the devastation of last week's derecho, which destroyed or...

Decrease in Iowa Leading Indicators Index less severe

By CBJ News Staff [email protected] The Iowa Leading Indicators Index (ILII), used by state officials to forecast tax revenues, decreased 0.3% to 100.5 in June from 100.8...

Keep Iowa ahead of online sales curve

CBJ Editorial  There are hundreds of state rankings with varying levels of authenticity and usefulness, but recent state rankings by Amazon have us intrigued and...

Iowa Leading Indicators Index shows improvement in May

The Iowa Leading Indicators Index (ILII), used by state officials to forecast tax revenues, decreased 0.5 percent to 100.8 in May from 101.3 in...

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