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How human is your brand?
By Lynn Manternach/Tree Full of Owls
One of the new mantras in marketing is “humanize the brand.” Humanizing the brand generally involves looking for opportunities...
Recent UI grads start mapping, data business
Needle Analytics analyzes information to help small- to mid-sized businesses
By Pat Shaver
IOWA CITY--Riley Gardam and Jacob Langenfield, recent University of Iowa graduates, skipped a few steps...
Recent UI grads start mapping, data business
Needle Analytics analyzes information to help small- to mid-sized businesses
By Pat Shaver
IOWA CITY--Riley Gardam and Jacob Langenfield, recent University of Iowa graduates, skipped a few steps...
Northside celebrates Oktoberfest
Event to offer keg bowling, yodeling contest, kids events
By Pat Shaver
IOWA CITY--Oktoberfest is about more than just beer.
A group of business owners in the Northside neighborhood, one...
Landfall: bridging cultures with music
Collaboration across Midwest makes festival possible
By Sarah Binder
CEDAR RAPIDS--The fifth annual Landfall Festival of World Music will bring more than 50 musicians from around...
A tale of two home tours
After the city celebrated a milestone in housing redevelopment, Save Cedar Rapids Heritage called attention to properties that still need help.
By Sarah Binder
CEDAR RAPIDS--More...
A cupcake business made from scratch
By Lindsey Cook
MARION--Baking cupcakes started out as just a hobby.
It was simply an activity for Megan Knatz to do with her daughter. But it...
Tackle that block: overcoming writer’s block
By Dennis Schrag/Tree Full of Owls
The proposal is due tomorrow. It has to be unbeatable. The pressure is intense. You sit at your totally...
New PCI facility hopes to benefit patients, downtown
By Sarah Binder
CEDAR RAPIDS--Anyone whose life has been touched by cancer knows the routine.
The patient has to visit the oncologist. And the lab....
Corridor base allows West Music to grow into a nationally, globally respected business
By Griffen Harris
CORALVILLE--The industry has taken note of its success.
The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) recently named West Music to the list of...