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Stephanie Van Hemert

Age: 30 Occupation: Prairie Edge Special Education Strategist, College Community School District What’s the best advice you ever received? My parents have always encouraged me to chase my dreams...

Brock Worley

Age: 32 Occupation: General Manager, Kenwood Records Management What’s the best advice you ever received? Instead of just treating others the way you would want to be treated, think...

Kyle Zimmerman

Age: 32 Occupation: President, Securian Advisors MidAmerica What was your first job? I was a summer janitor for the Cedar Rapids Community School District. What’s the best advice you ever...

Sarah Zimmerman

Age: 37 Occupation: Partner, BerganKDV  What’s the best advice you ever received? Tomorrow is not guaranteed; make the most of today. What do you consider your greatest professional achievement(s)? I have...

Mindy Olson

Age: 38 Occupation: Vice president, Paulson Electric, PEC Communications What’s the best advice you ever received? Never stop learning. Don’t be in a hurry, and listen more than you speak. What...

Solving the HR conundrum

By Scott Rude / Guest Column GE’s legendary former CEO Jack Welch was interviewed recently and asked which function he felt was most important in...

Uncertain tax laws call for ‘small ball’ planning

By Paula Rogers / Guest Column In baseball, everyone loves a dramatic home run. But a long time ago, teams found out they could beat...

Nervous about a breach of contract?

By Jonathan Schmidt / Guest Column Have you ever been in a situation where you entered into a contract and are in the process of...

Corridor companies look for ROI in IoT

Eastern Iowa companies are jumping on the Internet of Things, but will it pay off?   By Dave DeWitte [email protected] IOWA CITY—Peter Murray has heard the buzz about...

UI Museum of Art, “Mural” set for return to campus

The Iowa Board of Regents on Aug. 2 approved schematics for the new 45,000-square-foot University of Iowa Museum of Art, to be built on...

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