Tag: pandemic
In-person payments no longer taken at Cedar Rapids city buildings
Following the success of residents moving to alternate payment methods while city buildings have been closed due to the pandemic, the city of Cedar...
Progress and possible pain
For Esther George, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, the sound of live and in-person applause at the CBJ’s...
Casey’s earnings point to greater fuel consumption, travel
Vehicle fuel consumption in Middle America is on the rise, a sign people are comfortable traveling instead of staying close to home because of...
More work, fewer hands
It’s no secret that employers have struggled with workforce issues over the past year – first with a massive loss of workers spurred by...
Survey: Americans happy with pandemic home purchases
Despite the frenzied nature of today's housing market, prompting conversations about buyer's remorse, more than two-thirds of pandemic homebuyers have found happiness in their...
Trucking continues to deliver
By Brenda Neville | Guest Column
One year ago, our lives changed forever when we were all thrust into a pandemic.
Sobering statistics
CBJ Editorial
We were disappointed, but not surprised, that about 12% of Iowa small and medium-sized businesses went out of business and 20% reduced employment due to the pandemic, according to a February survey by Facebook of 227 businesses.
An unprecedented stretch of news
By Joe Coffey | The Fifth Estate
With all due respect to the generations of journalists who practiced their trade here in the Corridor before March 2020, I must say – they didn’t work that hard.