Downtown IC business incubator is one step closer
ICAD asks city committee for $100,000 for downtown business incubator, and receives preliminary approval.
Recent News
Red Avocado to be razed, Golden Haug moves
January 5, 2012
Three buildings on East Washington Street in Iowa City will be torn down to make way for a mixed-use building.
Study points out potential flaws of TIF system
January 3, 2012
Peter Fisher will present the findings of his study “Tax Increment Financing (TIF): A Case Study of Johnson County” Jan. 4 at a TIF reform meeting in Coralville.
35 apply for SSMID board seats
December 27, 2011
The nominees will be notified of their appointment by Jan. 4. The first SSMID board meeting is scheduled for Jan. 12.
Diversity Focus shifts mission, searches for new leader
December 19, 2011
Diversity Focus plans to move from awareness to action as it searches for a new executive director
Downtown IC SSMID passes, board nomination forms available
December 7, 2011
The SSMID (Self Supported Municipal Improvement District) tax will add $2 per $1,000 to property tax bills and will expire in four years. The tax will generate about $200,000 annually.
Consulting
Managing people? Repetition works. Repetition works.
January 23, 2012Dennis Schrag/Tree Full of Owls
We have hard evidence that shows repetition as a management tool works.
Take time to reflect as 2012 begins
January 16, 2012John Langhorne/Tree Full of Owls
Work on yourself, then begin to work on the other components of having a happy life.
Is it important who controls the message?
January 9, 2012Heather Rast/Tree Full of Owls
When brand-consumer interaction becomes real-time, it becomes much harder for the brand to control the message internal ambassadors want to send.
Regional Business News
- ChicagoBusiness.com: Tribune's bankruptcy bill: $231 million and counting [30 Jan 2012]
- ChicagoBusiness.com: Booth, Kellogg make Financial Times list of best business schools [30 Jan 2012]
- ChicagoBusiness.com: Exelon shuts Byron nuclear plant unit after power loss [30 Jan 2012]
- Businessrecord.com: Stocks fall after hearing reports on domestic growth [27 Jan 2012]
- Businessrecord.com: Leadership Institute to raise $180,000 for House of Mercy [27 Jan 2012]
- Businessrecord.com: Consumer confidence up; more Americans file for first-time unemployment [26 Jan 2012]
- Crainsdetroit.com: Yazaki, Denso execs to take pay cuts due to price-fixing probe [31 Jan 2012]
- Crainsdetroit.com: Yazaki, Denso and four Yazaki execs to plead guilty on price-fixing charges [30 Jan 2012]
- Crainsdetroit.com: Dan Gilbert's investment plan for downtown Detroit begins to takes shape [30 Jan 2012]
- Sbj.net: CFO, tax board partner for $80K grant pool [30 Jan 2012]
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