Opinion

Opinion: Talk is cheap – and Iowans are paying with their lives

There are a number of variations on the colloquialism of “talk is cheap.”  Unfortunately, this phrase characterizes what our state government has done to arrest Iowa’s alarming increase in cancer incidence rates over the past year.  Bills providing state funding…

Marketing has evolved from 4 Ps to 7 Ps

Regionalism is dying

Entrepreneurship is hard work

Is your business hiring hourly workers?

Perfecting your marketing mix

By Betsy McCloskey | Guest Column According to Marketing 101, effective marketing comes down to…

Let’s fix our immigration policy

CBJ Editorial Hass Machlab, Naftaly Stramer, Pankaj Monga, and Tony Golobic – they are just…

Health care consumerism increases value in patient care

By Michelle Niermann | Health Care Column According to a recent Centers for Disease Control…

I just kinda sorta think you should relax about assertive language

By Jen Neumann | Guest Column Somewhere Sheryl Sandberg just shuddered. According to multiple articles…

When it comes to motivation, keep it simple

By Gale Mote | Guest Column Frequently, I am asked the question, “How do I…

Young leaders are our future

CBJ Editorial This week’s edition celebrates 40 of the region’s best and brightest leaders under…

Flood protection waiting is over

CBJ Editorial  The Corridor was fortunately spared from devastating flooding this year, but each new…

Customer feedback, insight crucial to product success

By Linda Kuster | Guest Column Statistics on the percentage of new products and services…

Act locally on environmental challenges

CBJ Editorial There are significant environmental challenges facing our state, nation and world. They include…

Wealth preservation in business and real estate

By Maurie Cashman | Guest Column A majority of high net-worth families have built wealth…

Don’t fear the cloud – embrace it

By Jonathan Schmidt | Guest Column Almost 38 years ago, I got my first computer…

Make your deposit – at the blood bank

By Brooks Jackson / Health Care Column In early September, as Hurricane Dorian made its…

When is it time to outsource HR?

By Brenda LaMarche | Guest Column Human resources represents a wide variety of tasks ranging…

How PR has gone social

By Betsy McCloskey | Guest Column The field of public relations has seen dramatic shifts…

Workplace culture worth celebrating

CBJ Editorial The CBJ is proud to have recognized “cool” companies in the Corridor for…