Samantha Kollasch's stories
IC’s Ped Mall goes upscale with new boutiques and shops
By Adam Moore IOWA CITY—If you were walking through the Dubuque Street portion of the Pedestrian Mall on the afternoon of Sept. 26, you’d be forgiven for thinking you’d stumbled into a trendy scene from SoHo or Bucktown. A DJ…
MMS: Radioing in at No. 1
By Gigi Wood HIAWATHA – If they tell you what they produce, they would have…
Managing internal communications during rapid growth
Lynn Manternach/Tree Full of Owls Internal communications can be a challenge for growing companies. When…
Museum on schedule for July grand opening
By Pat Shaver Photos provided by the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library CEDAR…
Fastest Growing Companies unveiled
At its annual Fastest Growing Companies event May 22, the Corridor Business Journal awarded 25…
What to do when you need a real team
Gale Mote/Tree Full of Owls As a manager, sometimes you inherit a group of people…
Turning passion into action for co-working
By Katie Mills Giorgio IOWA CITY — Sheila Samuelson first heard about co-working back in…
Itsy Bitsy offers used and handmade, local baby items
By Gigi Wood NORTH LIBERTY — They won’t have to ask “what if” later on in…
Gardial is first female business dean at UI
By Gigi Wood It’s going to be a learning summer. Sarah Gardial (gar-DEE-all),UniversityofTennessee,Knoxville’s vice provost…
Does the customer’s journey lead to you?
Heather Rast/Tree Full of Owls The journey a customer makes from consideration to buy –…
Biodegradable business
Composting company develops Corridor presence By Pat Shaver If it can be composted, it should…
Sorting out the bad apples in your company
Dennis Schrag/Tree Full of Owls Tom: He was smart. He was driven. He was charming.…
Boost your next meeting – get your participants engaged
Gale Mote/Tree Full of Owls As a trainer, manager and facilitator, I have led my…
West Liberty Foods receives landfill-free designation
By Gigi Wood WEST LIBERTY — It’s rare for the industry. Two West Liberty Foods…
Iowa women status report released, notes inequities
The “SHE MATTERS: 2012 Status of Women and Girls in Iowa” report was released this…
Reflecting on the power of solitude
John Langhorne/Tree Full of Owls It is unusual to have a conversation with a client…