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Duane Smith is 2019’s Most Influential
TrueNorth Companies CEO Duane Smith, shown in his Cedar Rapids office, has led the company from a business with only $9 million in revenue...
Tom Cilek’s New Best Friend: Kelly Hayworth
If you’ve been in the Corridor business community for even a short time, you already know Tom Cilek. He’s a vice president at a...
High fiber: Enseva bringing Hiawatha firms top data speeds
A contractor installs fiber optic cable for Enseva that will cross under I-380 to the west side of Hiawatha. PHOTO ENSEVA
By Dave DeWitte
dave@corridorbusiness.com
Businesses in...
Don’t forget to ask your employees what they think
By Linda Kuster | Guest Column
The customer experience has been a popular business topic for some time now, and rightly so. After all, without...
Lion Development baking up big plans for Pizza Ranches
Outside the North Liberty Pizza Ranch, where renovations have begun. The space is expected to reopen in March with more seats, three party rooms...
Durham lays out the challenges ahead
CBJ EditorialÂ
Eight Corridor companies and organizations were honored for innovative workforce strategies last week at the CBJ Workforce Awards, an annual program produced in...
The greatest gift for the holidays
By Greg Dardis | Guest Column
Oprah Winfrey could do a dramatic reveal in her sleep. So, when it’s time to announce her holiday gift...
Navigating the ESOP maze
By Dave DeWitte
dave@corridorbusiness.com
Transferring a company’s ownership from a private owner to employees through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan may be admirable, but it’s far...
Diversity Straight Up: Phil Jasper
In the latest episode of the new CBJ podcast, "Diversity Straight Up," hosts Sarika Bhakta and Anthony Arrington talk with Phil Jasper, president of...