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Families gain long-term tax relief under OBBB
Families have plenty to celebrate as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) introduces several favorable tax provisions designed to deliver tax savings for years to come. One of the biggest wins? The child tax credit (CTC) is getting a…
Community hospitals ensure affordable, accessible health care
Mercy Iowa City Hospital filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in federal bankruptcy court in August.…
Saving a beloved hospital
I was waiting in the emergency room at Mercy Iowa City, killing time by working…
AI in Iowa: Everything is going to be all right
A front-row seat to the evolution of Iowa’s technology landscape has certainly been a career…
Basic skills for starting a business
Numbers are everywhere when you get into building a business. Some of those numbers are…
Inflection points in the Iowa business lifecycle
Iowa is a great place to start and grow your business — Forbes named Des…
ABCs of privacy in market research
Staying on top of privacy issues is not an easy task for any organization. Financial…
Intermediary grants increase focus on building work-based learning
At its heart, work-based learning involves presenting Iowa youths with valuable information about the occupational…
How school bonds can affect our community’s economic development
I’m switching hats with this month’s column, from marketing to community and economic development —…
Marketing has evolved from 4 Ps to 7 Ps
Whether you are a small business owner or an executive for a Fortune 500 company,…
Entrepreneurship is hard work
Many entrepreneurs believe that the biggest obstacle to their success is funding. It’s not. It’s…
Is your business hiring hourly workers?
Are you having a difficult time recruiting hourly workers? There is good news for you.…
Business innovation for good — planet & people
Plastic, single use water bottles. If you think about it, you see them almost everywhere…
Take the party from third to first
As the leader of a digital marketing and web agency, I’m used to being asked…
Revitalizing our economy: The importance of supporting veteran-owned small businesses
The strength of any nation, in many respects, lies in the vibrancy of its economy,…
Is your organization’s talent attraction tactical or strategic?
When your company develops its recruiting strategy for the upcoming year, is your company’s strategy…