Monthly Archives: June 2014
Conference highlights workplace culture
By Ryan Suchomel
On June 12, business leaders and human resource managers from up and down the Corridor gathered for the Workplace (R)evolution 2014 event...
Respect the home office deduction
By Jean Kruse / Guest Editorial
When historians compile the list of the greatest innovations to benefit small business, the home office will surely rank...
Coolest Places to Work 2014: Company Profiles
The Coolest Places to Work identifies and honors local companies that have created the most engaging and rewarding work environments in the Corridor. Self-nominated...
Clickstop named Corridor’s Coolest Place to Work
By Dave DeWitte
CEDAR RAPIDS—Clickstop was the big winner at the Corridor Business Journal’s second-annual Coolest Places to Work Awards breakfast, held at the Cedar...
Leading from a distance
By Gale Mote / Guest Editorial
“If you manage people you don’t see, lead a team that is spread out geographically or work within a...
Kent Park offers Wi-Fi to campers
By Gigi Wood
JOHNSON COUNTY—Campers may want to pack a few more items the next time they visit F.W. Kent Park this season: their laptops...
Little Free Libraries set up in CR neighborhood
By Adam Moore
Children and adults alike in the Wellington Heights neighborhood of Cedar Rapids are getting a little help in finding good reading material...
Yes, you need a change of scenery
By Greg Dardis / Guest Editorial
It’s a well-known anecdote, but it bears repeating: The Post-it Note was conceived on a golf course.
It was 1974...
Rowe, Iowa Nice Guy close ABI conference
By Angela Holmes
CEDAR RAPIDS—Speakers at the Iowa Association of Business and Industry’s Taking Care of Business conference last week focused on debunking stereotypes of...