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Hawkeye Hotels offers discounts for health care workers
The Fairfield Inn & Suites Coralville, owned and operated by Hawkeye Hotels, on a recent afternoon. CREDIT CBJ
By CBJ News Staff
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Coralville-based Hawkeye Hotels is...
Raytheon Technologies announces furloughs, salary cuts
A sign outside Collins Aerospace in Cedar Rapids. CREDIT KCRG-TV9
By CBJ News Staff
news@corridorbusiness.com
Raytheon Technologies, citing “unprecedented business challenges” due to the impact of COVID-19,...
Moreland takes the helm at ICAD Group
Kate Moreland. CREDIT ICAD GROUP
By CBJ News Staff
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It's official: After serving as interim president of the Iowa City Area Development (ICAD) Group since the...
Small business owners worry PPP loans are not enough
By CBJ News Staff
news@corridorbusiness.com
Business owners sounded off about the need to continue supporting small business once funds from the $350 billion Payroll Protection Program...
Affording Health: Sick, stressed and reporting for duty
In this six-part, subscribers-only series, the CBJ is exploring the crisis of health care affordability as it relates to employers and employees in the...
A long April
CBJ Editorial
Some businesses are experiencing a massive slowdown or near complete cessation of operations, and unemployment numbers are increasing at an alarming rate. Many...
COVID-19 reshaping media world
By Joe Coffey | The Fifth Estate
While many types of businesses are waiting for a return to normal, the coronavirus is forcing local media...
Corridor’s hoteliers hanging by a thread
The Coralville Marriott was quiet on March 31 aside from a few employee cars. Hotel properties remaining open are reporting occupancy rates of 10-15%....
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
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New data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis shows...
Aura Cacia plans to share hand sanitizer profits
By CBJ News Staff
news@corridorbusiness.com
Aura Cacia has begun manufacturing a limited-edition hand sanitizer due to the shortages of sanitizer caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and...