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Editorial: The value of effective nonprofit leadership

In the last few months, Cedar Rapids’ nonprofit sector experienced a leadership shift that reveals both the strength and fragility of the invisible infrastructure holding our community together. June brought news that Clint Twedt-Ball would step down as executive director…

IowaWORKS – Connecting veterans to businesses 

Did you know that IowaWORKS can help your business recruit veterans who may have specialized…

What is the most important step in the talent attraction process? The lowly job description

Why is the job description the most important step in the recruiting process? Let us…

Disasters have killed just-in-time supply chains; time to develop something more agile

Empty shelves have become a common sight in American stores. Toilet paper, cough syrup, baby…

How we can continue to thrive 

I recently gave a presentation to an area Rotary club about the work of our…

Real business value: Your ‘what’ and business strategy

What does your business do, how do you do it and for whom? How should…

Editorial: Iowa’s transcendent women’s basketball team

What we witnessed this past season with the hype and success of the University of…

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Editorial: Collins’ important new investment

There has been a troubling spate of our region’s biggest businesses announcing job cuts over…

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The resurgence of print advertising

The demise of print media has long been forecasted. While many of these predictions have…

Health care mergers back in fashion

Now that the COVID-19 pandemic seems to be on the back burner, mergers are happening…

IBC legislative priorities increases state’s competitiveness 

With the first month of 2023 concluded, the Iowa Business Council’s (IBC) state legislative priorities…

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The future of entrepreneurial support in the Corridor

Over the past few months I’ve been involved in a lot of conversations about how…

Does changing the title of the recruiting process to talent acquisition accomplish results?

If you would like to tweak an entree recipe, do you simply change the name…

Researching the competition

While organizations often use market research to better understand their customers or prospects, it can…

Editorial: Moxie’s collateral damage

In 2016, we celebrated Moxie Solar as the Fastest Growing Company in the Corridor with…

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Don’t lose your data. Switch to GA4 without breaking a sweat.

Big changes are coming to Google Analytics.  Since 2014, millions of businesses have used Google’s…