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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...
KemPharm inks big deal
By Adam Moore
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CORALVILLE—KemPharm Inc., a small biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of safer pain therapies, has announced a $60 million financing deal with...
New 4-H programs prepare students for success
By Cindy Hadish
The 4-H youth development program has moved far beyond the farm.
While agriculture is still the backbone of 4-H, skills developed through the...
First strategy, then tactics
By Lynn Manternach / Guest Editorial
Most marketers want solid strategy behind their marketing and branding efforts. But wanting strategy and making it happen are...
Economy discussed at Mid-Year Economic Review
By Angela Holmes
WATERLOO—The U.S. economy looks to continue its upswing, thanks to shifting global markets and advances in technology and domestic manufacturing.
That was the...