Tag: Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance
Let’s really merge economic development
CBJ Editorial
An old adage says the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The next best time is today.
This adage can...
Navigating the ESOP maze
By Dave DeWitte
dave@corridorbusiness.com
Transferring a company’s ownership from a private owner to employees through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan may be admirable, but it’s far...
Let’s fix our immigration policy
CBJ Editorial
Hass Machlab, Naftaly Stramer, Pankaj Monga, and Tony Golobic - they are just a few of the region’s most distinguished and successful entrepreneurs.
They...
Jesse Thoeming
Executive Director, Downtown District
Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance
AGE: 38
Best advice you ever received?
Look up at the stars, and not down at my feet or...
CBJ’s 15th Anniversary: 15 things that made us a region
A screenshot from the Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce's 2019 video showing a handful of high-profile Johnson County leaders on a bus trip...
Tough questions for ICR Iowa
CBJ EditorialÂ
When the Iowa City Area Development Group (ICAD) and the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance finally came together in 2016 to create a...
(Un)Hired Help: How today’s employees stack up
In the second part of this new six-part, members-only series on Iowa's workforce shortage, the CBJ explores the wants and needs of employers in...
(Un)Hired Help: How today’s employees stack up
In the second part of this new six-part, members-only series on Iowa's workforce shortage, the CBJ explores the wants and needs of employers in...
The importance of growing our talent pool
By Jen Daly / Guest Column
Where can we find employees? It’s a phrase our ICR Iowa team hears weekly from employers large and small...
IWLC rebrands with a global vision
Women Lead Change CEO Tiffany O'Donnell, shown in 2017 with Dubuque conference keynote speakers Lauren Leader Chivee and Gretchen Carlson. CREDIT WLC
By Katharine Carlon
katharine@corridorbusiness.com
Iowa...