Monthly Archives: August 2013
Big Grove Brewery opens in Solon
By Pat Shaver
SOLON—A new business is brewing in the Corridor.
Big Grove Brewery, 101 Main St., Solon, opened Aug. 29. The brewery and restaurant was...
Tattoos becoming more acceptable in the workplace
By Pat Shaver
CORRIDOR -- When Joshua Coburn walks into a room, he stands out.
As the promotions specialist for Brownells Inc., a major firearms and...
Crisis Center sets record in food bank visits
By Pat Shaver
IOWA CITY— The Crisis Center of Johnson County staff was surprised to see its food bank break all-time records for number of...
The unnatural focus on overhead costs in nonprofits
By Regenia Bailey / Guest Editorial
We’d never expect our public works departments to routinely repair our streets using shovels and wheelbarrows or our businesses...
Public speaking 101: the secret to eye contact
By Greg Dardis / Guest Editorial
You’ve seen them all: the dart, the scan, the stare-down. You’d like to pay attention to what the speaker...
Seven compelling reasons to spend less and save more
By Tim Hawkins / Guest Editorial
We can’t control bond yields, stock prices or inflation. But, there’s much we can control, including how much investment...
Gold a precious metal throughout time
By Tom Anderson / Guest Editorial
Gold, one of the most precious of metals, has been a store of value for thousands of years. Today,...
In the driver’s seat: TrueNorth transportation employees become truck drivers for a day
By Cindy Hadish
CEDAR RAPIDS - Sitting behind the steering wheel of a big rig offers a different perspective than sitting behind a desk at...
New Coralville business mixes art and wine
By Pat Shaver
CORALVILLE—Dori Bishara and Matthew Ribakow came to the Corridor in March with a blank canvas.
The engaged couple moved to the Iowa City...
Geonetric introduces internal start-up company Blaze
By Angela Holmes
CEDAR RAPIDS – Since the Kansas City-based forum started earlier this year in the Corridor, 1 Million Cups has featured start-up entrepreneurs...