Monthly Archives: July 2011
Big idea events coming up in Corridor
BarcampICR, Startup Weekend, TEDx to promote entrepreneurship
By Gigi Wood
CORRIDOR – Officials have long talked about the need to retain area employers, and their talent, as...
State groups respond to layoffs
Whirlpool, Roberts Dairy layoffs affect nearly 400 workers
By Gigi Wood
CORRIDOR – Hiccups in the national economic recovery have had an affect on businesses in...
State board approves awards to Corridor businesses
 AgSugar, Intermec projects among those funded
Note: Due to an error in a release from the Iowa Department of Economic Development, the amount of the...
UI Foundation prepares for arts campus campaign
Hancher effort to begin in earnest in 2013
By Gigi Wood
Everything in good time.
Three years have passed since the historic flooding that deluged much of...
Partnerships allow manager to become entrepreneur
Former employee now owns West Liberty molder
By Gigi Wood
WEST LIBERTY - Kyle Larson, a tool and die maker by trade – and part-time amateur...
Startup plans to encourage entrepreneurs
Cowtown to Boomtown event set for July 13
By Pat Shaver
CORRIDOR - If Omaha can do it, so can the Iowa City/Cedar Rapids area.
Omaha...
Two established companies, 1 newcomer plan new facilities
CEDAR RAPIDS - Two established Cedar Rapids companies affected by the 2008 flood announced plans to build new facilities, while a third company that...
‘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...