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Consumers want simplicity in marketing

By Lynn Manternach / Guest Editorial Being a consumer is complicated. It’s overwhelming. Sometimes, it can be exhausting. What are you, as a marketer, doing about...

Iowa Lean Consortium builds support network

By Katie Mills Giorgio CEDAR RAPIDS—Individuals across the state of Iowa working to implement Lean principles and practices in the workplace have teamed up to...

Kirkwood introduces Washington Regional Center

By Emery Styron “Opportunity: Next right,” reads the billboard on Highway 1, just north of Kirkwood Community College’s new $9 million Washington County Regional Center. What...

Archimedes’ lever and organizational change

By John Langhorne / Guest Editorial Archimedes said, “Give me a long enough lever and I can move the world.”  This is a useful metaphor...

Do your board meetings need a makeover?

By Regenia Bailey / Guest Editorial Outside of the few wonkish people who really enjoy board meetings, these events aren’t usually very sexy or exciting....

Expert to discuss how politics sway accounting standards

By Dave DeWitte Accounting historian Stephen Zeff says many of us don’t understand the implications of political influence on accounting standards, but we all live...

Archimedes’ lever and organizational change

By John Langhorne / Guest Editorial Archimedes said, “Give me a long enough lever and I can move the world.”  This is a useful metaphor...

Stuff Etc. capitalizes on recycling mentality

By Angela Holmes CORALVILLE—By responding to market demands and providing stellar customer service, Mary Sundblad has grown her retail business into one of the largest...

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