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Washington industries creative in effort to attract skilled workers
By Emery Styron How hard is it for growing businesses to find skilled workers in Eastern Iowa? Here’s one indicator: a pair of Corridor manufacturers this summer tried to rent the same U.S. Highway 218 billboard near Riverside to recruit…
New PCI facility hopes to benefit patients, downtown
By Sarah Binder CEDAR RAPIDS–Anyone whose life has been touched by cancer knows the routine.…
Corridor base allows West Music to grow into a nationally, globally respected business
By Griffen Harris CORALVILLE–The industry has taken note of its success. The National Association of…
With remembrance and thanks
By Gale Mote/Tree Full of Owls On July 16, the world lost a wonderful teacher…
Micky’s reopened under new ownership
By Pat Shaver IOWA CITY–Micky’s Irish Pub & Grill in downtown Iowa City recently received…
Diamond V celebrates 70 years, new global headquarters
Diamond V, a health and nutrition company based in Cedar Rapids, celebrated its 70th anniversary…
Koala Pay offers Dwolla tweak
By Sarah Binder NORTH LIBERTY–Des Moines-based Dwolla is known for offering low transaction fees on…
Panchero’s plans additional store openings this year, next
By Gigi Wood CORALVILLE–It’s been two decades of burritos, with more on the way. Panchero’s…
LongHorn Steakhouse coming to Coralville; construction to start this year
By Gigi Wood CORALVILLE — Coralville will soon have a new steakhouse. LongHorn Steakhouse plans…
Organizations that exist to do good
By John Langhorne and Nancy Quellhorst/Tree Full of Owls Alexis de Tocqueville noted that when…
IRL intermodal facility project scaled back, moves ahead
By Pat Shaver [email protected] CORALVILLE — Another project in the developing Iowa River Landing district…
Alliant hopes to build $700 million gas plant in Marshalltown
By Pat Shaver IOWA — It’s not easy to predict the future when it comes…
Big picture vs. focused and single-minded
Lynn Manternach/Tree Full of Owls What’s the difference between branding and marketing? The answer is…
Local experts discuss healthcare reform, Supreme Court decision
By Gigi Wood CEDAR RAPIDS — Businesses and industry experts in the Corridor are preparing…
IDT: 25 years of biotech boon
By Gigi Wood CORALVILLE — They create the building blocks of research, right here in…
Create content that nurtures — and nudges — your prospects
Heather Rast/Tree Full of Owls Content both motivates actions and resolves problems. As marketing communications…