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Corridor brand is alive and well
CBJ Editorial
It is sometimes said that your brand is what people say about you behind your back. In the Cedar Rapids/Iowa City area, the...
A survival guide for the part-time MBA
Associate Professor Alice Wang teaches a marketing class in the part-time MBA program at the University of Iowa's Tippie College of Business. Close to...
Is your business ready for local voice search?
By Sherry Bonelli | Guest Column
Do you find yourself talking to Siri more and more? How about asking Alexa a question? If so, you’re...
Cedar Ridge distills rock star whiskey with Slipknot
By Katharine Carlon
katharine@corridorbusiness.com
When Jeff Quint, owner and founder of Cedar Ridge Distillery, got an e-mail from the manager of Slipknot, a band he’d vaguely...
What’s behind the recent interest in CR’s city flag?
By Joe Coffey | The Fifth Estate
One of the most notable national stories about the Corridor from the past year involved the flag of...
Population health and the future of veteran health care
By Judith Johnson-Mekota / Health Care Column
On June 6, the VA implemented the MISSION Act of 2018 and launched some of the largest changes...
Ready Wireless jumps into IoT market with Ready Fleet
A Ready Fleet screen displays 138 incidents on a company driver's trip from Chicago to Des Moines, ranging from speeding to texting. CREDIT READY...
Booming Tiffin gets a telecom boost
By Dave DeWitte
dave@corridorbusiness.com
Iowa’s fastest-growing city, Tiffin, is getting a long-sought telecommunications upgrade that city officials say will make it a better destination for homeowners...
Bringing a soccer tradition from Bosnia
Instructors Haris Hadzalic (left) and Sanel "Sonny" Dzafic work on a drill with students Oscar Gates (foreground) and Zach Santos at Total Elite Soccer...
Latinos bienvenidos?
Most Latino business owners in the Corridor say it's business as usual despite the raging immigration debate - but some say that's the fear...