Monthly Archives: February 2014
Six signs it’s time to rebrand
By Lynn Manternach / Guest Editorial
A lot of money is spent every day by businesses promoting messages that don’t stand out. The marketing environment...
FilmScene: Box office success
By Gigi Wood
IOWA CITY – It’s black and white.
After its official first few months, FilmScene, Iowa City’s new downtown non-profit movie theater, has released...
Three new venues for ‘I do’
By Deanna Howard
CORRIDOR -- Booking a wedding venue just got a little easier.
There are three very different new options for recently engaged couples –...
Small business counseling with a twist
By Dave DeWitte
CEDAR RAPIDS -- With a new small business counseling program called 99BIZ, Cedar Rapids business counselor Theresa Bornbach is testing a formula...
Cedar Poly to double in size
By Dave DeWitte
TIPTON – A major expansion of Cedar Poly’s plastics recycling facility in Tipton this spring will double the company’s space and capacity.
Cedar...
Defining the role of the board chair
By Regenia Bailey / Guest Editorial
High-functioning organizations have strong co-leadership between the executive director who oversees the management of the organization and the board...
Lessons from history and math
By Tom Anderson / Guest Editorial
Nobody knows the future.
Investors, of course, wish they could see the future. A desire to know what the future...
Don’t let disorganization debilitate your business
By Jean Kruse / Guest Editorial
Every January, thousands of small business owners across the country resolve to be better organized in the coming year....
Cedar Valley TechWorks paving the way in advanced manufacturing
By Angela Holmes
WATERLOO – With sophisticated equipment, support from the state legislature and plans to house the Iowa Advanced Manufacturing Center, the Cedar Valley...
UNI Local Food Program brings producers, consumers together
By Angela Holmes
CEDAR FALLS -- Although area gardens and fields are covered with snow, winter is a busy season for local food program managers,...