Opinion
It’s time to LIFT Iowa small businesses and make communities stronger
As a small business owner, I know what it feels like to face a project and wonder, “How am I going to pay for this?” More importantly, “How am I going to do it with sky-high interest rates?” The first…
Six questions to ask before you DIY
Market research is an ongoing activity for most organizations. Website analytics, transaction surveys, and salespeople…
Holiday sale! 5 reasons to identify and accept your new calling while pay is highest
Our current employment market has swung back in favor of employees. These swings occur periodically…
How inclusive is your marketing?
With social equality coming to the forefront of our society over the past few years,…
Five reasons people are changing careers now
On a random Tuesday night in early December, about 150 people — all vaccinated —…
Gunasekaran CBJ’s most influential again
We congratulate UnityPoint-St. Luke’s president and CEO Michelle Niermann for being selected by CBJ readers…
Local media habits
Remember when local media preferences were passed down from generation to generation? Maybe your morning…
Preamble to Most Influential
In next week’s issue, we will publish our annual list of the region’s most influential…
Online giants helped grow our small business
Our personal care products business is far away from almost everything, but thanks to our…
Large-scale solar is the new bugaboo
Nuclear power in the 1970s became a bugaboo with the not-in-my-backyard (NIMBY) citizenry and especially…
Don’t give up on your business data just yet
Remember five or 10 years ago, when Big Data and analytics promised to change everything…
Apple called the email open rate’s bluff
With the recent changes to Apple’s privacy and security safeguards, those who relied on “Email…
Take steps now to conserve energy, reduce bill impacts this winter
As the holiday season approaches, we’re all looking forward to celebrating with those closest to…
Strike lessons and lingering questions
We are pleased that the United Auto Workers (UAW) union strike with Deere & Co.…
Perhaps this sounds familiar?
Do it just like this. Copy me on the email. Constantly checking in on progress.…
Family business pitfalls
Owning and operating a family business can be extremely rewarding. The flexibility of running your…