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Iowa’s venture funding landscape getting greener
By Dave DeWitte The arrival of the first venture fund using Iowa’s new Innovation Fund Tax Credit is the latest sign of a greening venture capital landscape in Iowa. The Next Level Ventures Fund, which was scheduled to close in…
Geonetric leaders to launch startup accelerator
By Gigi Wood CEDAR RAPIDS – Geonetric and ImOn Communications leaders on Sept. 9 announced…
Raising capital: A primer for start-up companies
By Bill Daly / Guest Editorial Iowa’s Creative Corridor has established a start-up community that…
Get emotional: It’s the logical thing to do
By Lynn Manternach / Guest Editorial It’s time to get emotional when it comes to…
Cardiostrong pitches at 1 Million Cups
By Pat Shaver IOWA CITY—An Iowa City company is entering the highly competitive fitness beverage…
TMone bought by Florida company
Story by Gigi Wood/Photo by TMone IOWA CITY—They’ve reached the big leagues. TMone, a business…
Check out Cyclone territory Sept. 14
By Pat Shaver Photo courtesy of ISU Athletic Communications The day trips features is an…
Regulating downtown Iowa City
By Pat Shaver IOWA CITY—David Schwindt spends his days walking and bicycling around downtown Iowa…
Relationships: who you know is what you know
By John Langhorne / Guest Editorial In my last column, we examined the nature of…
Networking tips for success
By Jean Kruse / Guest Editorial Experts agree that networking is a must for every…
Home builders have new requirements
By Marty Stoll / Guest Editorial Home builders have new obligations under the revised mechanic’s…
UI research evolves into business
By Pat Shaver IOWA CITY—For Joe Assouline, it’s been 10 years in the making. Mr.…
Big Grove Brewery opens in Solon
By Pat Shaver SOLON—A new business is brewing in the Corridor. Big Grove Brewery, 101…
Tattoos becoming more acceptable in the workplace
By Pat Shaver CORRIDOR — When Joshua Coburn walks into a room, he stands out.…
Crisis Center sets record in food bank visits
By Pat Shaver IOWA CITY— The Crisis Center of Johnson County staff was surprised to…
The unnatural focus on overhead costs in nonprofits
By Regenia Bailey / Guest Editorial We’d never expect our public works departments to routinely…