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Michele Brock

Age: 39 Occupation: Regional fundraising and marketing adviser, AMPERAGE Marketing Greatest professional achievements: Paraphrasing my internal fundraising mentors at work, Dee Vandeventer and Justin Tolan, we drive throughout the region and see the impact we’ve had through the buildings we’ve…

Stamats acquires The Thorburn Group

Montessori school offers downtown experience

Obamacare overshadows Health Care Summit

Five questions to ask before every meeting

Appoint Kelly to Eight Circuit

By Jennifer Smith / Guest Editorial If appointed, Jane Kelly would be the first woman…

Stefanie Munsterman-Robinson

Civil Rights Investigator and Mediator Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission As a civil rights investigator…

Nan Mattai

Senior vice president for engineering and technology Rockwell Collins She’s the only one. Among Rockwell Collins’…

Elaine Harrington

Board of Trustee, District 6 Kirkwood Community College Elaine Harrington finished putting her three daughters through…

Sue Dvorsky

Former Chair Iowa Democratic Party She put 55,000 miles on her car in two years. “I…

Susan Craig

Director Iowa City Public Library Susan Craig has spent her entire career in the same place.…

Graciela Coffman

Vice President and Chief Operations Officer University of Iowa Alumni Association Growing up in Mexico, Graciela…

‘I am’

“I’d lived in African American culture my whole life. In Iowa City, I suddenly was living  among…

‘I am’

“I’d lived in African American culture my whole life. In Iowa City, I suddenly was living  among…

2013 Women of Influence class works to progress Corridor

By Gigi Wood CORRIDOR—They’re doers. The 10 recipients of the 2013 Women of Influence each play…

2013 Women of Influence class works to progress Corridor

By Gigi Wood CORRIDOR—They’re doers. The 10 recipients of the 2013 Women of Influence each play…

2013 Women of Influence class works to progress Corridor

By Gigi Wood CORRIDOR—They’re doers. The 10 recipients of the 2013 Women of Influence each play…

It’s not about you, it’s about the customer

By Lynn Manternach/Consulting You know it’s all about the customers, right? So why is your marketing…

It’s not about you, it’s about the customer

By Lynn Manternach/Consulting You know it’s all about the customers, right? So why is your marketing…

Elegance in simplicity

Local food spotlighted at Cobble Hill By Sarah Binder CEDAR RAPIDS—It’s one part European sophistication,…