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Flooded to the roof
Gutter and roofing company recovers from 2008 flood
By Pat Shaver
CEDAR RAPIDS -- Rod Manson’s understanding of water is two-fold.
During the height of the flooding in...
Boost your next meeting – get your participants engaged
Gale Mote/Tree Full of Owls
As a trainer, manager and facilitator, I have led my fair share of meetings. Some were wildly successful and others...
NewBo area begins to take shape
By Pat Shaver
CEDAR RAPIDS - An area known pre-flood for its unique artistic and business community is making a collaborative comeback, with several projects...
Dutch jeweler opens own store in North Liberty
Hopes to stay in U.S. to run business
By Gigi Wood
NORTH LIBERTY - Everyone has a story.
Harold van Beek’s is one of the more interesting...
When you are the coach
Gale Mote/Tree Full of Owls
Managers are responsible for transforming talent into performance, individual effort into collective results. I am increasingly convinced that strong coaching...
On principles and rules: heuristics and algorithms
John Langhorne/Tree Full of Owls
Last year I became the president of a national professional society. I had the unfortunate experience of having to work...
Engage employees to communicate your brand
Lynn Manternach/Tree Full of Owls
Your employees are your primary brand communicators. Do you know what they are communicating?
Internal branding is about connecting employees with...
‘A good book town’
Plenty of room for multiple bookstores, owners say
By Gigi Wood
Iowa City is a bibliophile’s delight.
It didn’t take Iowa City’s designation in 2008 as a...
UIHC spinout seeks to reduce blindness
By Gigi Wood
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA - A University of Iowa researcher has started a company designed to increase prevention of diabetic retinopathy, one...
UniverCity program aims to increase neighborhood diversity
 by Gigi Wood
IOWA CITY - Iowa City and the University of Iowa have formed a rare partnership in an effort to preserve neighborhoods and...