Boost your odds with a financial crisis plan
By Maurie Cashman | Guest Column
Crisis management plans are critical to sound business planning, whether for personal or business purposes. Implementing a financial crisis...
Get help for pandemic stress
CBJ Editorial
Entrepreneurs and business owners tend to be self-sufficient – “get government out of the way so that we can innovate and grow.” We...
Make casino site a downtown catalyst
CBJ Editorial
In early 2000s the city of Iowa City had a prime piece of land in its downtown that it wanted developed.
City leaders were...
Trolls can be beneficial if you know how to use them
By Joe Coffey | The Fifth Estate
If you want your company’s online platforms to be engaging, you need good content and user interaction. Let...
City leadership fills a void
CBJ Editorial
We don’t live in a perfectly cohesive region, but fortunately that hasn’t been a major impediment, because our regional economy is strong.
One reason...
Business owners can’t plan on yesterday
By Scott Bushkie | Guest Column
When a business owner says it’s time to sell, I ask, “What’s your time frame? When do you want...
The journey of aging: Approaching life transitions
By Ron Detweiler | Guest Column
More than 10,000 baby boomers are turning 65 each day and retiring from the workplace or selling/passing down their...
Making new IC ‘Partnership’ work
CBJ Editorial
Membership organizations must continually evolve and change to ensure that they are providing value to their members. If they don’t, they risk becoming...
To compete, Iowa must cultivate its career pipeline and grow
By Joe Murphy | Guest Column
The Iowa Business Council has worked to elevate Iowa’s economic vitality through global thought leadership, research and advocacy since...
Annual brand confusion reins
CBJ Editorial
It’s the time of year for those annual meetings of economic development organizations in the Corridor, where members network and receive an update...