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Address donor attrition to build financial sustainability

By Regenia Bailey / Guest Column Most nonprofit organizations are just wrapping up the busiest time of year for fundraising. End-of-the-year appeals — via letter,...

Iowa City Brewlab brings family chemistry

By Chase Castle chase@corridorbusiness.com Drew Letcher wasn’t planning to parlay his computer science skills into starting his own brewery when he graduated from the University of...

Employees seeking more as conditions improve

By Angela Holmes angela@corridorbusiness.com CEDAR RAPIDS—As the economy continues to recover from the Great Recession, workers – including unemployed job seekers – are becoming more selective...

CRST focuses on building from within

CEO magazine ranks company as one of best for leadership development   By Dave DeWitte dave@corridorbusiness.com Six years ago, with the Great Recession fading into the rearview and...

Zephyr Printing moving to Ped Mall

Store associate Jacob Pajunen (right) and manager Dave Hansen service customers at Zephyr Printing & Design on Jan. 19, the first day of the...

Political polls show only snapshot of race

By Joe Sheller / Guest Column In the final days before the Iowa Caucuses on Feb. 1, expect more headlines like this: “Sanders overtakes Clinton...

Complexity is the enemy in branding

By Lynn Manternach / Guest Column It’s easy to make something complicated. It’s simplicity that’s hard. But there are clear benefits associated with simplicity, especially...

Century-old St. Martin Land diversifies from oil

St. Martin Land President Susan Corrigan shows a framed set of original St. Martin stock certificates at the company's downtown Cedar Rapids office on...

Business leaders take stock of 2016

Anne Parmley, managing director, National Assessment Services at Pearson in Iowa City, discusses the move to digital assessments during the CBJ's annual Economic Forecast...

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