Samantha Kollasch's stories
BIY Homebrew Supply opens second store
By Angela Holmes MARION—Planning for events like the upcoming Cedar Rapids Beer Nuts Homebrew Festival has become much easier for home brewers in the Corridor over the past few years. They now have two places to purchase supplies and talk…
CR chamber goes formal with honors
by Tim Kenyon LINN COUNTY – More honors, more pizzazz. The Cedar Rapids Area Chamber…
UI, Coralville to discuss land-use plan for research park
by Gigi Wood CORALVILLE – Now that the University of Iowa Hygienic Laboratory is nearly…
401ks are still preferred
by Tim Kenyon CORRIDOR – 401k accounts remain a good choice for most retirement plans,…
Asoyia shuts doors after years of growth
by Gigi Wood IOWA CITY – A cooking oil maker has sputtered to a halt.…
Ox Yoke Inn celebrating 70 years in business
by Tim Kenyon IOWA COUNTY – A historic atmosphere with home-style service and a personalized…
Saturday mail delivery may end
by Tim Kenyon CORRIDOR – The U.S. Postal Service is trying to change its business…
Trades unemployment surpasses 50 percent
by Tim Kenyon CEDAR RAPIDS – Unemployment ranging from 25 percent to more than 50…
Cedar Rapids chamber rebranding under way
by Tim Kenyon LINN COUNTY – An occasional makeover helps to refresh an organization’s marketing…
Economic expert: ‘We’re going to slog along for awhile’
by Gigi Wood IOWA CITY – The recession is over, but it will be a…
Bankers split on Move Your Money initiative’s benefits
by Gigi Wood and Tim Kenyon CORRIDOR – Whether bank customers are actually moving their…
Prescription for change
by Gigi Wood IOWA CITY – A plan will now be drafted for proposed changes…
Expert: Employees, employers key to health reform
by Gigi Wood IOWA CITY – It comes down to the individual and employer. True…
Control, influence and manipulation
John Langhorne/Tree Full of Owls Recently, a friend who had bounced through several poor jobs…
Chugging along
by Tim Kenyon IOWA – The Iowa Northern and Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway…
When the temperature rises, the light dims
John Langhorne/Tree Full of Owls Recently, a colleague mentioned that his teen-age daughter just obtained…