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Changing the nature of jobs: a solution to entitlement?

John Langhorne/Tree Full of Owls In the last column we enumerated the multiple benefits of having a good job. It’s pretty clear that jobs are...

StoneBridge Promenade development down to three vacancies

By Gigi Wood NORTH LIBERTY -- The paint isn’t dry. But North Liberty’s newest development, StoneBridge Promenade, at 650 W. Cherry St., is nearly full of...

Counting down: RAGBRAI hits Cedar Rapids July 26-27

By Pat Shaver CEDAR RAPIDS -- Calling all volunteers. With RAGBRAI only a few weeks away, the Cedar Rapids RAGBRAI committee is calling for volunteers. They...

Boyer retires from Van Meter after 20 years

By Pat Shaver CEDAR RAPIDS -- Barry Boyer’s plan: there is no plan. Mr. Boyer, president of Van Meter in Cedar Rapids, finished his last day...

Mall thinks outside the box

By Pat Shaver IOWA CITY- Iowa City will have a new fitness facility in a few months. But residents will have to go to Sycamore Mall to...

The Trusted Service Business

Dennis Schrag/Tree Full of Owls What is a “trust-based” business? Defining it is no small task. Over the past 25 years, the U.S. economy has radically...

Top employer: Nyemaster Goode up for national award

By Gigi Wood CEDAR RAPIDS -- Nyemaster Goode is a finalist for a major national award. The 94-year-old law firm, headquartered in Des Moines with offices...

Off the walls and into the halls

Gale Mote/Tree Full of Owls I remember one time viewing a YouTube clip of Herb Kelleher, chairman of Southwest Airlines, discussing how he would characterize...

Local startup forges ahead, navigates FDA approval

By Gigi Wood CORALVILLE -- It’s been five years since John Slump and Jared Garfield started their company as students at the University of Iowa. The...

Farm business expands with zipline, coffee shop

By Pat Shaver ATKINS -- The business has grown much like the produce it sells, at some points gradually and at other times more quickly. Bloomsbury...

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