Monthly Archives: June 2012
Top employer: Nyemaster Goode up for national award
By Gigi Wood
CEDAR RAPIDS -- Nyemaster Goode is a finalist for a major national award.
The 94-year-old law firm, headquartered in Des Moines with offices...
Off the walls and into the halls
Gale Mote/Tree Full of Owls
I remember one time viewing a YouTube clip of Herb Kelleher, chairman of Southwest Airlines, discussing how he would characterize...
Local startup forges ahead, navigates FDA approval
By Gigi Wood
CORALVILLE -- It’s been five years since John Slump and Jared Garfield started their company as students at the University of Iowa.
The...
Farm business expands with zipline, coffee shop
By Pat Shaver
ATKINS -- The business has grown much like the produce it sells, at some points gradually and at other times more quickly.
Bloomsbury...
Medical center sees unexpected growth
By Pat Shaver
A medical center in Jones County is experiencing rapid growth.
Since the Jones County Regional Medical Center in Anamosa moved to a new...
Keeping it simple
Lynn Manternach/Tree Full of Owls
I’m a former TV news writer. A big part of my job was to communicate complex concepts as simply as...
Wood named CBJ editor
By Pat Shaver
CORALVILLE --Â The Corridor Business Journal has selected a new editor.
Gigi Wood, who has reported on Johnson County for five years at the...
Englert receives city funding
The Englert Theatre in downtown Iowa City was approved to receive $50,000 in funding from the city of Iowa City by the city's economic...