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Unemployment claims continue to decrease in Iowa

  By CBJ News Staff news@corridorbusiness.com Iowa Workforce Development reported the number of initial unemployment claims filed between July 26-Aug. 1 was 6,765. There were 6,129 initial...

Retail churn worries spawn ideas, strategies

Gordmans, located at Lindale Market Place in Cedar Rapids, with new tenant Boot Barn shown in the distance. Gordmans will soon be closing, leaving...

Advance estimates show May retail rebound in U.S.

By CBJ News Staff news@corridorbusiness.com U.S. retail and food services sales in May rose by an estimated 17.7% from April levels as businesses closed due to...

Cedar Rapids council announces Lift Up Local promotion

By CBJ News Staff news@corridorbusiness.com To encourage support of local restaurants and retail businesses, Mayor Brad Hart and members of the Cedar Rapids City Council are...

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...

Iowa jobless claims set another weekly record

By CBJ News Staff news@corridorbusiness.com The number of new unemployment claims in Iowa during the week ending Saturday broke all previous records, as companies affected by...

Beware of unintended consequences

CBJ Editorial  General Mills has a long and important history in Cedar Rapids. Built in 1968, the plant is the company’s largest and most efficient...

Target sets a (smaller) bullseye on Iowa City

Target is opening smaller-format stores at a rapid pace, including this one in Minneapolis' Uptown district. The "campus store" in Iowa City will span...

Corridor retailers offer clothes with a cause

Black “Jack” Oxford shirt by Taylor Stitch ($98) and brown Huarache sandals By Nisolo ($138). Available at www.eco-stylist.com. The shirt was made with 100...

Corridor retailers offer clothes with a cause

Black “Jack” Oxford shirt by Taylor Stitch ($98) and brown Huarache sandals By Nisolo ($138). Available at www.eco-stylist.com. The shirt was made with 100...

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