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MMS: Radioing in at No. 1

By Gigi Wood HIAWATHA - If they tell you what they produce, they would have to kill you. That may be an exaggeration, but Midwest Microwave...

Managing internal communications during rapid growth

Lynn Manternach/Tree Full of Owls Internal communications can be a challenge for growing companies. When businesses reach a certain size, it’s not uncommon to run...

Museum on schedule for July grand opening

By Pat Shaver Photos provided by the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library CEDAR RAPIDS- It will be a celebration four years in the making. The...

Fastest Growing Companies unveiled

At its annual Fastest Growing Companies event May 22, the Corridor Business Journal awarded 25 companies for their revenue growth during the past three...

What to do when you need a real team

Gale Mote/Tree Full of Owls As a manager, sometimes you inherit a group of people who simply don’t work well together. The symptoms are clear:...

Turning passion into action for co-working

By Katie Mills Giorgio IOWA CITY -- Sheila Samuelson first heard about co-working back in 2007. She was living in San Francisco at the time, where...

Itsy Bitsy offers used and handmade, local baby items

By Gigi Wood NORTH LIBERTY -- They won’t have to ask “what if” later on in life. Nic and Kelly Mercer opened Itsy Bitsy Boutique, a children’s...

Gardial is first female business dean at UI

By Gigi Wood It’s going to be a learning summer. Sarah Gardial (gar-DEE-all),UniversityofTennessee,Knoxville’s vice provost was recently hired as the dean of theUniversityofIowa’s business school, effective...

Does the customer’s journey lead to you?

Heather Rast/Tree Full of Owls The journey a customer makes from consideration to buy – and on to bond, if the value proposition is strong...

Biodegradable business

Composting company develops Corridor presence By Pat Shaver If it can be composted, it should be. That's one of the goals of GreenRU, a composting company that...

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