Opinion

The power of purpose-driven marketing

Your company or organization is more than a name and annual revenue. Your mission is more than a statement. Your values are more than a bulleted list. Enter purpose-driven marketing: an approach that directly connects your business goals with your…

Basic skills for starting a business

Economy still confuses

The price of reliable journalism

True or False: People who can afford reliable journalism get reliable journalism, while everyone else…

Job market gains a hopeful sign

While COVID-19 isn’t going away anytime soon, we are heartened that Iowa’s unemployment rate continues…

News nuggets from the Corridor’s media market

The quality of journalism and the missed journalistic opportunities in a particular area say a…

Another important DeWolf gift

The generous philanthropy of Chris and Suzy DeWolf, the owners of Lil’ Drug Store Products,…

Missing Collins’ balanced portfolio

When Collins Aerospace was the independent company Rockwell Collins, it had a balanced business portfolio…

Big Ten corrects a bad call on football

CBJ Editorial  “Leaders lead” is a well-known adage, but what happens when someone tries to…

Big Ten corrects a bad call on football

CBJ Editorial  “Leaders lead” is a well-known adage, but what happens when someone tries to…

A major Corridor attraction arrives

CBJ Editorial Steve Shriver, the well-known business owner and serial entrepreneur from Cedar Rapids, sagely…

Media lessons from the derecho

By Joe Coffey | The Fifth Estate When you study each generation’s “where were you…

General Mills project sends positive signal

CBJ Editorial  An award of tax incentives for General Mills in Cedar Rapids by the…

A Duane Arnold Energy Center eulogy

CBJ Editorial When a prominent business or community leader dies or retires in ordinary times,…

Replacing our ‘flyover’ image

CBJ Editorial The derecho that ravaged much of the Corridor, especially Cedar Rapids and Marion,…

Four lessons from coronavirus for improving work performance

By John Graham | Guest Column “The comfort zone is the dead zone,” says Mike…

A Big (Ten) loss

CBJ Editorial First came the COVID-19 pandemic, then the destructive derecho storm, and now the…

Don’t write off TikTok just yet

By Joe Coffey | The Fifth Estate Before you declare that TikTok isn’t your thing,…