Monthly Archives: September 2013
Work is changing faster than the workplace
By Keeley Kinney / Guest Editorial
Businesses are experiencing an unprecedented pace of change today. Businesses have had to become agile and capable of navigating...
Eight reasons culture eats strategy for lunch
By Joe Tye / Guest Editorial
We’ve all heard the aphorism “culture eats strategy for lunch,” originally attributed to Peter Drucker. Culture is the personality...
Hearing the call of hunger
Meals on Wheels making a difference in Johnson County
Thanksgiving, after all, is a word of action. ~W.J. Cameron
By Sarah Pfennigs / Guest Editorial
Picture a...
Developers talk growth, challenges
By Gigi Wood
CEDAR RAPIDS – Shopping malls, property taxes and economic growth were hot topics at last week’s Commercial Real Estate Luncheon.
The annual event,...
Synagogue settles in Coralville
By Pat Shaver
CORALVILLE—Rabbi Jeff Portman jokes his new synagogue transformed Gold’s Gym into God’s Gym.
The Agudas Achim Synagogue congregation started worshiping at its new...
Sycamore considering all options for Von Maur space
Story by Pat Shaver
Photo by Rachel Jessen
IOWA CITY—What will fill about 40,000 square feet in Sycamore Mall is still up in the air, despite...
Orienting, engaging boards of directors
By Regenia Bailey / Guest Editorial
One of the responsibilities of a board of directors is to manage itself, ensuring that the board has the...
The lost art of the thank-you note
By Greg Dardis / Guest Editorial
You probably have one filed away somewhere, tucked in a desk drawer or pinned on a cubicle wall –...
Future investing needs global perspective
By Tom Anderson / Guest Editorial
In previous commentaries, I shared my perspective on investing in today’s global economy. The main theses – and the...