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Junior Achievement reaches 43,000 Corridor students

By Pat Shaver CEDAR RAPIDS—About 1,300 volunteers in the Corridor see the value in the mission of Junior Achievement. Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa reaches more...

Restaurant hopes to spur Kingston Village renewal

Story by Molly Altorfer Photo by Rachel Jessen CEDAR RAPIDS -- The city of Cedar Rapids granted construction permits to the owners of Popoli Ristorante &...

The importance of determining a nonprofit’s competitive advantage

By Regenia Bailey / Guest Editorial Running and managing a nonprofit has a lot of challenges, not the least of which is working with a...

Helping younger generation brings challenges

By Tim Hawkins / Guest Editorial As the American population ages into retirement, younger generations may be the ones responsible for picking up the pieces....

Learning from President Harrison: be brief and be gone

By Greg Dardis / Guest Editorial I’m fascinated by presidential trivia and the way it distills the sprawling history of 43 U.S. presidents and their...

Heartland Express nearly doubles with acquisition

By Pat Shaver NORTH LIBERTY—With a recent acquisition, Corridor-based Heartland Express became the fifth largest asset-based truckload fleet in the U.S. Heartland Express announced Nov. 11...

Landis Wiley: 2013 Forty Under 40 Honoree

  Landis Wiley Financial Advisor Principal Financial Group Age: 30   Landis Wiley has worn many hats, and striped jerseys, during his relatively short professional and volunteer career. The 30-year-old financial...

Sally Wiley: 2013 Forty Under 40 Honoree

  Sally Wiley Elementary School Counselor North Bend Elementary School Age: 30   She’s a busy woman. Sally Wiley lives in Cedar Rapids, where she volunteers extensively and was recently married...

Nick Westergaard: 2013 Forty Under 40 Honoree

  Nick Westergaard Chief Brand Strategist/Founder Brand Driven Digital Age: 35     When Nick Westergaard’s father asked him to move back to Des Moines and join him in the family...

Jerry Waddilove: 2013 Forty Under 40 Honoree

  Jerry Waddilove COO SouthGate Age: 35   Ever since high school, Jerry Waddilove had a feeling he was going to end up in the banking field. His interests in finance...

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