Monthly Archives: March 2014
Recordkeeping for your business
By Jean Kruse / Guest Editorial
One thing many people give up when they become small business owners is the “luxury” of paying taxes only...
Midwest Metal Products perseveres after 50 years
By Dave DeWitte
CEDAR RAPIDS –Growing and sustaining a family business brings a different list of challenges than other businesses face, but it can also...
Business teaches how to shop, cook healthier
By Deanna Howard
NORTH LIBERTY –Wouldn’t it be great to have a health expert shop with you - to tell you firsthand what you should...
Retail recruiting paying dividends in CR
By Dave DeWitte
CEDAR RAPIDS -- When Cedar Rapids City Manager Jeff Pomerantz and city council member Scott Olson head off to recruit retailers at...
The power of a pause: how to tolerate (and utilize) silence
By Greg Dardis / Guest Editorial
It was a moment so painful that it sticks in my mind, even though it happened more than two...
Recognizing women of influence: past and present
Gale Mote / Guest Editorial
Once again, we are celebrating the CBJ’s Women of Influence. I would like to personally extend my standing ovation to...
2014 Women of Influence class leads, inspires
By Angela Holmes
CORRIDOR – In the past 10 years, the Corridor Business Journal’s Women of Influence has brought to the forefront an amazing group...
Growth plans attract Hupp Electric to Marion
By Dave DeWitte
MARION – Hupp Electric, the electric motor rebuilding company that began 102 years ago in Cedar Rapids, will relocate to the former...
Czech traditions, holidays explored at NCSML
By Cindy Hadish
CEDAR RAPIDS – A new exhibition shown exclusively at the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library tracks a full year of...