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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…
Jacqueline Kleppe Williams: 2013 Forty Under 40 Honoree
Jacqueline Kleppe Williams Manager of Community and STEM Education University of Iowa Health Care…
Elisabeth Kissling: 2013 Forty Under 40 Honoree
Elisabeth Kissling Marketing Director Foundation 2 Age: 35 Elisabeth Kissling knows first-hand how…
Joe Hughes: 2013 Forty Under 40 Honoree
Joe Hughes Marketing and Business Development Manager SouthGate Companies Age: 33 In his…
Wesley Hilleshiem: 2013 Forty Under 40 Honoree
Wesley Hilleshiem Trust Officer BankIowa Age: 36 Wesley Hilleshiem’s mantra should be “just…
Katie Goldberg: 2013 Forty Under 40 Honoree
Katie Goldberg Structural Engineer KJWW Engineering Consultants Age: 29 She has a cheerful…
Holly Garner: 2013 Forty Under 40 Honoree
Holly Garner Account General Manager Pearson Age: 34 As an account general manager…
Brooke Fitzgerald: 2013 Forty Under 40 Honoree
Brooke Fitzgerald Top Chickadee, owner The Early Bird Age: 32 Although Brooke Fitzgerald…
Kendra Fish: 2013 Forty Under 40 Honoree
Kendra Fish Director of Marketing Lattice Communications Age: 30 As the marketing director…
James Erickson: 2013 Forty Under 40 Honoree
James Erickson Mortgage Loan Originator U.S. Bank Home Mortgage Age: 38 He is…
Tsalika Drown: 2013 Forty Under 40 Honoree
Tsalika Drown Front of house manager, co-owner Café Dodici Age: 32 The day…
Katie Dostal: 2013 Forty Under 40 Honoree
Katie Dostal Account Specialist and Program Development CarePro Health Services Age: 36 Katie…
Natalie Ditmars: 2013 Forty Under 40 Honoree
Natalie Ditmars Attorney Bradley & Riley, PC Age: 33 Although Natalie Ditmars grew…
Greg Dardis: 2013 Forty Under 40 Honoree
Greg Dardis President and CEO Dardis, Inc. Age: 37 He helps people be…
Sarika Bhakta: 2013 Forty Under 40 Honoree
Sarika Bhakta District Improvement Specialist Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance Age: 37 She…
Courtney Ball: 2013 Forty Under 40 Honoree
Courtney Ball Co-Director Matthew 25 Age: 36 When Courtney Ball’s brother, Clint Twedt-Ball,…
