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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 Editorial  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...

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