Opinion
Iowa must pass legislation to protect teachers
The Iowa legislative session is underway, and growing interest among some legislators in passing legislation to better protect teachers from in-school violence is a welcome development. Our public school teachers need nurturing, positive classroom environments where they can teach without…
A bold, new workforce program
We have lauded Kirkwood Community College’s ability to develop programs that create a win-win situation…
Choose a career before choosing a college
The traditional idea of a young adult going off to residential college to explore academics…
What are our audacious regional goals?
We have a great region in the Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Corridor. But, still, we could…
Vicarious liability for automobile accidents
Suppose your employees are on the road as a part of their job. In that…
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…