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To whine or wine?

By Maggie Mowery / Guest Editorial Have you ever caught yourself whining a bit too much? Recently, I stumbled upon an episode of “Whine About...

Capturing the “big magic” with creativity

By Greg Dardis / Guest Editorial By all accounts, Elizabeth Gilbert is a media pro. She’s given a gazillion interviews about her 2006 memoir, “Eat,...

Empathy and relationship building

By Gale Mote / Guest Editorial Empathy is a core skill for building sound relationships, both personally and professionally. It is a person’s ability to...

Corridor merchants wait on EMV upgrades

By Chase Castle chase@corridorbusiness.com A new measure intended to fight payment card fraud went into effect nationwide on Oct. 1, but most Eastern Iowa businesses appear...

Marion startup offers place to ‘stitch together’

By Dave DeWitte dave@corridorbusiness.com   Stitch Together Needle Arts Studio isn’t just the name of the business that opened last month in Uptown Marion – it’s a...

Gazette and Gray gamble on future of TV

By Joe Sheller / Guest Editorial Welcome to America, Cedar Rapids. This is a country where, typically, regional and national corporations own our media. While that’s...

Top of mind has an impact on your bottom line

By Lynn Manternach / Guest Editorial Quick, name a bank. What came to mind first for you? Was it your bank? Or perhaps another local bank?...

Businesses prep for Johnson County wage hike

By Chase Castle chase@corridorbusiness.com   As the Johnson County Board of Supervisors begins to notify businesses about a pending minimum wage increase, at least one municipality has...

The importance of your board’s culture

By Regenia Bailey / Guest Editorial We’ve all heard Peter Drucker’s quote “culture eats strategy for lunch” dozens of times. This doesn’t mean that culture...

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