Monthly Archives: June 2011
Sustainability group formed by businesses
Receives a $28,000 grant from state
By Pat Shaver
A group that formed in Cedar Rapids has one overall goal: sustainability.
Kitty Edwards, a purchasing manager who...
On managing knowledge workers
John Langhorne/Tree Full of Owls
Have you ever had one of those great experiences where someone brings you information that is so provocative that you...
Social media legal pitfalls abound
Employers seek aid with challenges
By Gigi Wood
IOWA CITY - Much of the business-related advice on social media centers on employees cleaning up their image...
Young minds learn business first-hand
By Pat Shaver
CEDAR RAPIDS - The company held its final shareholder meeting late last month to liquidate the seven-month-old business.
Do it Design, out of...
Diamond V plans expansion, seeks state support
A Cedar Rapids company has applied for state and local funds to help with a $17 million expansion project, officials announced Thursday.
Diamond V Mills...
A full brain and charged batteries
Gale Mote/Tree Full of Owls
OK, I’ll admit it – I’m bursting! Spending three intense days at the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD)...