tariffs

Responding to Tariffs panel, from left: Moderator Jen Neumann, CEO of de novo; Nicole Crain, president of ABI; Carl Kirpes, president of KT Pacer; Loras Schaul, owner of Douglas Machine and Engineering LLC; and Todd Shores, virtual CFO of Creative Planning. The panel took place at The Hotel at Kirkwood Center Aug 24 as part of Corridor Media’s 2025 Manufacturing Conference.

With tariffs, Eastern Iowa manufacturers only certain of uncertainty

As the tariff situation in the U.S. continues to fluctuate, manufacturing customers are postponing orders and companies are having to make operational adjustments. Still, the purgatory of uncertainty that manufacturers find themselves in is a chance to lean into regionalism,…

Ernst talks tariffs at trade-focused town hall

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst defended President Donald Trump’s trade negotiation style and expressed optimism about…

Trade war, tariffs affect business valuation

By Maurie Cashman / Guest Column Tariffs and trade have an impact on your busi­ness,…

Business leaders weigh in at Mid-Year Review

Panelists Lee Eilers, Brad Johnson, Pankaj Monga, Kent Statler and Heidi Vittetoe discuss trade, workforce…

Business leaders weigh in at Mid-Year Review

Panelists Lee Eilers, Brad Johnson, Pankaj Monga, Kent Statler and Heidi Vittetoe discuss trade, workforce…

Northwestern Mutual’s Schutte sees bulls running longer

By Dave DeWitte [email protected] Although a growing number of voices say the long economic expansion…

Metal tariffs causing mayhem for brewers, builders

Corridor steel and aluminum users battle uncertainty, volatility with new import tariffs   By Katherine…

Farmers brace as China levies retaliatory tariffs

Farmer Dave Walton, of Walton Farms, shown in a Cedar County field last October. “For…