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Annual brand confusion reins

CBJ Editorial  It’s the time of year for those annual meetings of economic development organizations in the Corridor, where members network and receive an update...

It’s electric: Moxie’s new EV business goes live

Tiffin City Administrator Doug Boldt checks out a BMW i3 electric car on the VERV lot in North Liberty on Feb. 11. PHOTO ADAM...

Tom Cilek’s New Best Friend: Steve West

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...

How will your branding communicate ‘quality’?

By Betsy McCloskey | Guest Column Traditionally, manufacturing marketing is focused on sales. While business development is the number one concern for most industries, in...

SE Iowa employers eye Puerto Rico’s ‘talent pipeline’

Jennifer Andrade By Emery Styron [email protected] “They are joyful people — they have a great spirit,” says Jennifer Andrade of the 36 Puerto Rican workers her new...

Preserve the caucus impact

CBJ Editorial  The vote-counting debacle surrounding last week’s Iowa Democratic caucuses has resulted in much hand wringing and finger pointing. Already, pundits are calling for Iowa...

Building a better recruitment system

An employee fabricates equipment at Marion Process Solutions in a photo from 2016. CEO Lee Eilers says the company has taken a targeted approach...

Can the Terminator be an inventor?

By Charlie Damschen | Guest Column Nearly everyone is aware of artificial in­telligence (AI) at some level, even if it’s only through one of Hollywood’s...

Web threats, security and what you should know

In recent years, we've all been witnessing a blurring of online life and real life. It almost seems impossible to separate the two. Screen...

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