Monthly Archives: April 2020
Why EDI&E matters now more than ever
Guest Column | By Alfred Ramirez, Sarika Bhakta, Anthony Arrington, Nicholas Ford and Joe Coffey
What are you choosing to give up and/or accept as...
Understanding changing needs in times of crisis
By Linda Kuster | Guest Column
The COVID-19 pandemic has altered the behaviors of customers in almost every industry and product/service category. While many of...
Frustration returns for bankers in round 2 of PPP
By CBJ News Staff
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Iowa banks struggled to get Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans processed on Monday after the second round of the U.S. Small...
Reynolds begins reopening 77 of state’s 99 counties
IMAGE: Gov. Kim Reynolds announces the loosening of some restrictions during her Monday press conference. CREDIT Facebook
By Michael Crumb | Des Moines Business Record
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Restaurants,...
Ag tech startup Rantizo joins COVID-19 fight
A drone spraying seating in a stadium. CREDIT Rantizo
By CBJ News Staff
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Ag tech company Rantizo is adapting its drone spraying technology this spring to...
Feds set to refill loan fund for small business
By Katharine Carlon
katharine@corridorbusiness.com
More relief for small business is on the way after the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a $484 billion coronavirus relief...
ADM idles ethanol production at Cedar Rapids plant
The ADM dry corn milling ethanol plant in southwest Cedar Rapids. CREDIT KCRG-TV9
By CBJ News Staff
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ADM has announced it will idle ethanol production at...
Restaurant Association says industry on ‘precipice of collapse’
By CBJ News Staff
news@corridorbusiness.com
The Iowa Restaurant Association has released dire statewide numbers indicating sales are down an average of 75% at restaurants and 89%...
Unemployment claims in Iowa still high, but falling
By CBJ News Staff
news@corridorbusiness.com
Iowa Workforce Development reports 27,912 initial unemployment insurance claims were filed for week ending April 18, with 26,192 initial claims by...
EntreFEST going virtual for 2020
By CBJ News Staff
news@corridorbusiness.com
EntreFEST, June's two-day conference celebrating entrepreneurship and innovation, has announced it will now be held online this year.
While speaker sessions, networking...