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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,...

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