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What makes your brand different?
Lynn Manternach/Tree Full of Owls
There’s a cacophony of messaging constantly bombarding consumers.
What are you doing to make sure your messages stand out from the...
Sustainability group formed by businesses
Receives a $28,000 grant from state
By Pat Shaver
A group that formed in Cedar Rapids has one overall goal: sustainability.
Kitty Edwards, a purchasing manager who...
On managing knowledge workers
John Langhorne/Tree Full of Owls
Have you ever had one of those great experiences where someone brings you information that is so provocative that you...
Social media legal pitfalls abound
Employers seek aid with challenges
By Gigi Wood
IOWA CITY - Much of the business-related advice on social media centers on employees cleaning up their image...
Young minds learn business first-hand
By Pat Shaver
CEDAR RAPIDS - The company held its final shareholder meeting late last month to liquidate the seven-month-old business.
Do it Design, out of...
Diamond V plans expansion, seeks state support
A Cedar Rapids company has applied for state and local funds to help with a $17 million expansion project, officials announced Thursday.
Diamond V Mills...
A full brain and charged batteries
Gale Mote/Tree Full of Owls
OK, I’ll admit it – I’m bursting! Spending three intense days at the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD)...
From ‘like’ to ‘loyalty’ on Facebook
Lynn Manternach/Tree Full of Owls
If your company is on Facebook, there’s a good chance you’ve been focusing on ways to increase the number of...
Suppository jars, good jelly and bad customer service
Dennis Schrag/Tree Full of Owls
My mother’s aunt was an Italian immigrant who spoke very limited English. She and her husband settled in a small...
Parenting, managing inform one another
John Langhorne/Tree Full of Owls
On occasion people ask “What’s the difference between parenting and managing?” My reply is “Children are shorter.” This reply is...