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Corridor professionals relieve stress on open road

By Angela Holmes [email protected] Managing one of the fastest-growing cities in Iowa is stressful. So is running the business college of a major university. For Corridor professionals like North Liberty City Manager Ryan Heiar and Sarah Fisher Gardial, dean of…

Mary Poppins on…

John Langhorne / Guest Editorial Leadership, management and personal competence. At Christmastime, Disney Studios released…

Rockwell Collins completes ARINC acquisition

Story by Dave DeWitte Photo by Bill Adams CEDAR RAPIDS – The largest acquisition ever…

Braving winter weather

By Alesha L. Crews CORRIDOR — While some may view the winter as a time…

Jones County hospital continues to grow

By Gigi Wood ANAMOSA – Jones Regional Medical Center has been one of the fastest…

UnityPoint Health-Jones Regional Medical Center, located at 1795 Highway 64 East in Anamosa, can begin constructing a drive-thru service for its outpatient pharmacy thanks to a large donation from Randy and Nancy Kuehl.

Doing the right thing for all patients

By Ted Townsend / Guest Editorial Personally, I’m tired of hearing, reading and talking about…

Make your business part of the community

By Jean Kruse / Guest Editorial One of the most talked-about issues in business today…

Cedar Valley SportsPlex set to open to the public this month

By Angela Holmes WATERLOO – Too blustery outside to exercise? Don’t worry; the climate in…

Victorian home’s restoration in Cedar Rapids attracting attention

Story and photo by Cindy Hadish CEDAR RAPIDS – Mark Cardis remembers playing in the yard…

Centro to expand nationally, internationally, hire 200 in 2014

By Gigi Wood NORTH LIBERTY – It will be a big year for Centro. The…

Philanthropy makes good business sense

By Regenia Bailey / Guest Editorial Running and managing a nonprofit is a challenging proposition…

Exploring small business legal structures

By Jean Kruse / Guest Editorial Determining the legal structure of a small business is…

Cedar Rapids investigating removable flood wall use

By Cindy Hadish CEDAR RAPIDS – Flood worries did not factor into the location of…

Olive’s Oil to open in The Fountains

Story by Katie Mills Giorgio Photo by Rachel Jessen CEDAR RAPIDS — The timing couldn’t…

Realities of brainstorming

By Gale Mote / Guest Editorial Suggestions for improved brainstorming is a very common request…

Franchises make good businesses

By Jean Kruse / Guest Editorial Are you eager to start a small business but…