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Valentine’s Day means big sales for some retailers
By Angela Holmes Expressing your love on Valentine’s Day is big business. According to the National Retail Federation’s Valentine’s Day Consumer Spending Survey conducted by Prosper Insights and Analytics, total spending in the United States is expected to reach $18.9…
Restaurant hopes to spur Kingston Village renewal
Story by Molly Altorfer Photo by Rachel Jessen CEDAR RAPIDS — The city of Cedar…
The importance of determining a nonprofit’s competitive advantage
By Regenia Bailey / Guest Editorial Running and managing a nonprofit has a lot of…
Helping younger generation brings challenges
By Tim Hawkins / Guest Editorial As the American population ages into retirement, younger generations…
Learning from President Harrison: be brief and be gone
By Greg Dardis / Guest Editorial I’m fascinated by presidential trivia and the way it…
Heartland Express nearly doubles with acquisition
By Pat Shaver NORTH LIBERTY—With a recent acquisition, Corridor-based Heartland Express became the fifth largest…
Landis Wiley: 2013 Forty Under 40 Honoree
Landis Wiley Financial Advisor Principal Financial Group Age: 30 Landis Wiley has worn…
Sally Wiley: 2013 Forty Under 40 Honoree
Sally Wiley Elementary School Counselor North Bend Elementary School Age: 30 She’s a…
Nick Westergaard: 2013 Forty Under 40 Honoree
Nick Westergaard Chief Brand Strategist/Founder Brand Driven Digital Age: 35 When Nick…
Jerry Waddilove: 2013 Forty Under 40 Honoree
Jerry Waddilove COO SouthGate Age: 35 Ever since high school, Jerry Waddilove had…
Amanda VanderZyl: 2013 Forty Under 40 Honoree
Amanda VanderZyl Chief of Staff Department of Internal Medicine University of Iowa Health Care,…
Matthew Traetow: 2013 Forty Under 40 Honoree
Matthew Traetow Director of Operations Sagacity Hotel Group Age: 38 Growing up, Matthew…
David Tominsky: 2013 Forty Under 40 Honoree
David Tominsky Owner CoreTCS, LLC Age: 37 David Tominsky could surely have been…
Melissa Schooley: 2013 Forty Under 40 Honoree
Melissa Schooley Senior Vice President Great Western Bank Age: 39 She’s a well…
John Richard: 2013 Forty Under 40 Honoree
John Richard Founder and Filmmaker Bocce Ball Creative Studio Age: 33 John Richard…
Maura Pilcher: 2013 Forty Under 40 Honoree
Maura Pilcher Assistant Director Brucemore Age: 34 When Maura Pilcher returned to her…
