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CBJ’s 2020 Most Influential leaders in the Corridor
About the CBJ’s Most Influential list The CBJ’s Most Influential list recognizes the people who have made the biggest mark on the Corridor within the past year, whether through their leadership, business accomplishments or philanthropic efforts. CBJ this summer asked…
Bike to Work Week is serious business
By Dave DeWitte CORRIDOR – It’s an earnest question about an annual observance that seems…
Panera Bread to build prototype in Coralville
By Dave DeWitte CORALVILLE – Panera Bread Co. is reviving plans for a bakery on…
Performing an assessment
By Regenia Bailey / Guest Editorial Most nonprofit organizations recognize that strengthening and building their…
Lessons from history and math
By Tom Anderson / Guest Editorial Nobody knows the future. In part one of this…
New tech tools give insurers insight on risk
By Dave DeWitte CEDAR RAPIDS – Technology is improving the way United Fire Group insures…
Proposed baseball complex could bring top players
By Dave DeWitte MARION – The name of a proposed 17-field baseball complex planned here…
Modern Companies tripling space with move
By Dave DeWitte CEDAR RAPIDS –Modern Companies, the largest mechanical contractor in the Corridor, is…
Recordkeeping for your business
By Jean Kruse / Guest Editorial One thing many people give up when they become…
Midwest Metal Products perseveres after 50 years
By Dave DeWitte CEDAR RAPIDS –Growing and sustaining a family business brings a different list…
Business teaches how to shop, cook healthier
By Deanna Howard NORTH LIBERTY –Wouldn’t it be great to have a health expert shop…
Retail recruiting paying dividends in CR
By Dave DeWitte CEDAR RAPIDS — When Cedar Rapids City Manager Jeff Pomerantz and city…
The power of a pause: how to tolerate (and utilize) silence
By Greg Dardis / Guest Editorial It was a moment so painful that it sticks…
Recognizing women of influence: past and present
Gale Mote / Guest Editorial Once again, we are celebrating the CBJ’s Women of Influence.…
2014 Women of Influence class leads, inspires
By Angela Holmes CORRIDOR – In the past 10 years, the Corridor Business Journal’s Women…
Growth plans attract Hupp Electric to Marion
By Dave DeWitte MARION – Hupp Electric, the electric motor rebuilding company that began 102…
