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Churches change to accommodate busy members

By Angela Holmes and Adam Moore With increasingly busy schedules – especially on weekends – many people may find it difficult to attend a church service on Sunday mornings. That’s why local church leaders are constantly coming up with new…

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Easy to difficult: Focus business development activities

Dennis Schrag/Tree Full of Owls The marketplace for most professional services remains sluggish. Clients are…

Volunteerism an excellent way to enhance company image

Mary Jo Finchum/Tree Full of Owls “A good company delivers excellent products and services, and…

Forty Under 40: Making a difference

By John Kenyon You are about to read about 40 people who work for much…

Panera Bread, Coralville disagree on project’s failure

By Gigi Wood Panera Bread announced plans in May for opening its second Coralville location,…

The Panera site in Coralville as it looked in May.

Teambuilding keeps retention high at MediRevv

By Gigi Wood They have a Peeps show at Easter. MediRevv, a Coralville-based company that…

Build emotional intelligence of your team

Gale Mote/Tree Full of Owls From Aug. 5 until Oct. 20, 2010, 33 Chilean miners…

Goose Island founder talks about success, Anheuser-Busch acquisition

By Gigi Wood In 1993, he almost lost it all. The Goose Island Beer Co.,…

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Dennis Schrag/Tree Full of Owls This article has a readability scale of 7.2. I write…

PLAs: then and now

One year later, PLAs used very differently By Pat Shaver CORRIDOR – This time last…

Czech Village streetscape nearing completion

By Pat Shaver One of Cedar Rapids’ most historic neighborhoods and unique business districts could…

What did you say? Feedback? What’s that?

John Langhorne/Tree Full of Owls One of my least pleasant experiences as a consultant is…

Event center opens in Irish District

By Pat Shaver CEDAR RAPIDS – If it wasn’t for her frequent bike rides, Mindy…

Employee engagement is vital to a strong brand

Lynn Manternach/Tree Full of Owls If employees don’t understand and believe in your organization’s brand,…

Coralville’s worst-kept secret revealed: Von Maur coming to IRL

By Gigi Wood It’s no longer a rumor. Von Maur will be an anchor tenant…

Pat McGrath to open superstore

By Gigi Wood A flooded property in Coralville will be an auto dealership once again.…