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Iowa unions want better COVID-19 protection

The Tyson Foods plant in Waterloo. CREDIT KCRG-TV9   By CBJ News Staff [email protected] Unions are pressuring Gov. Kim Reynolds and other state officials to improve worker safety...

Iowa’s economic growth lagged U.S. in 2019

A chart showing state-level GDP growth numbers for 2019. CREDIT U.S. BEA   By CBJ News Staff [email protected] New data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis shows...

Small businesses relief on hold as details worked out

By CBJ News Staff [email protected] President Donald Trump signed the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act into law on March 27, casting...

Largest stimulus bill in history passes Senate

By CBJ News Staff [email protected] The largest economic stimulus package in history moved a big step closer to reality Wednesday night with its unanimous passage in...

Vote set on $2 trillion stimulus bill

By CBJ News Staff [email protected] The U.S. Senate will vote this afternoon on a massive $2 trillion stimulus package designed to keep the economy afloat amid...

More financial support coming for Iowa small businesses

By Adam Moore [email protected] There’s more support coming for Iowa small business owners facing economic pain from the COVID-19 pandemic, in the form of new relief...

Diversity Straight Up: Thinking globally, leading locally

In the latest episode of the CBJ podcast, “Diversity Straight Up,” hosts Sarika Bhakta and Anthony Arrington talk with Amy Friedrich, president of U.S....

Closing DAEC won’t help climate change

CBJ Editorial It has been interesting to note the increasing number of elected officials and governing bodies becoming woke to climate change. Last year saw major...

Real Success with Nate Kaeding: Paul Burmeister

Iowa alum Paul Burmeister conducts an interview for NBC Sports, where he now serves as both a studio host and play-by-play commentator. PHOTO NBC...

A safe bet on sports betting

CBJ Editorial  Iowa was the first state in the nation to legalize modern riverboat gambling in 1991, and effective Aug. 15, it will become one...

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