Tag: Van Meter
Jordan Grimm
Continuous Improvement Specialist
Van Meter Inc.
AGE: 29
Who are your local mentors?
Barry Boyer, Alicia Murphy and David Borger-Germann.
What was the best advice you ever received?
“Turn your...
How IoT is revolutionizing manufacturing
By Dave DeWitte
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Whether you call it machine to machine or connected manufacturing, its adoption will be a critical differentiator between the sectors winners and...
Corridor manufacturers capitalize on subassembly shift
A wiring harness for a piece of agricultural equipment is laid out by Adreanna Clark, a large harness builder at Timberline Manufacturing in Marion....
Lura McBride named 2017’s Most Influential
Lura McBride poses for a photo inside Van Meter's wire center in southwest
Cedar Rapids on a recent morning. PHOTO SHUVA RAHIM
By Christine Hawes
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Lura McBride,...
Building great cultures in the Corridor
By Joe Tye / Guest Column
When Bob Dent and I were researching the book, “Building a Culture of Ownership in Healthcare,” we wanted to...
Meet 2017’s Women of Influence
The 2017 class of Women of Influence, shown before the April 20 awards ceremony at the Coralville Marriott. PHOTO MIRANDA MEYER
By Angela Holmes
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Now in...
Alicia Murphy
Chief Organizational Effectiveness Officer
Van Meter Inc.
Alicia Murphy doesn’t have to pretend she enjoys her work building high-performance teams and an engaging culture at Van...
Celebrating the 2016 Workforce Awards
Eleven Corridor companies were honored for their successful recruitment and retention strategies during a Nov. 17 breakfast. The full list can be found in...
Mid-Year Economic Review: 10 Biggest Stories of 2016
CRST Tower in downtown Cedar Rapids. PHOTO/ADAM MOORE
With the first half of 2016 behind us, the year, which had been predicted to see a...
Van Meter named Coolest of the Cool
Distributor takes takes top honors in CBJ’s 2016 Coolest Places to Work by empowering employee-owners
Van Meter
Cedar Rapids
www.vanmeterinc.com
Third time on Coolest Places to Work list
No....