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West Liberty offers “starting ground” for minority-owned businesses

Elena and Jesus Ocampo, shown at their West Liberty shop, El n’ J’s Coffee House. PHOTO EMERY STYRON   By Emery Styron news@corridorbusiness.com WEST LIBERTY—There’s hardly a vacant...

Your personal brand can boost your business brand

By Lynn Manternach / Guest Column Whether you’re an entrepreneur, a CEO, an en­try-level employee or somewhere in between, your personal brand has the potential...

Five trends reshaping politics & media in 2018

By Joe Sheller / Media Column A half-page advertisement appeared in the Sept. 13 edition of the Mount Mercy University stu­dent newspaper, The Times. It...

Global Mart brings a taste of the world to Coralville

Global Food Mart Owner Tawfig Hagelamin, who has tripled the size of his grocery business over seven years in operation, rings up a customer...

Immigrant service fuels Community CPA’s growth

A group photo of the Community CPA team, which prides itself on having the diversity needed to help clients from a broad range of...

Stay vigilant to avoid premises liability

By Jonathan Schmidt / Guest Column Personal injuries can arise in a wide variety of circumstances. Sometimes they’re the result of a bike or car...

Leveraging the details of your data

By Ryan Shenefelt / Guest Column In a world aflutter with marketing buzzwords like gamification, hyperlocal, omnichannel, big data and storytelling, it’s important to keep...

Your best lines of cyber defense

Corridor experts offer advice for bolstering digital defenses at annual CBJ cyber event   By Katharine Carlon katharine@corridorbusiness.com Having the right technology and processes in place is all...

Ransomware attacks on the rise

A chart, developed by law firm Polsinelli, on the life cycle of a data incident. CREDIT POLSINELLI   By Katharine Carlon katharine@corridorbusiness.com Whether it’s a ransomware attack, extor­tion,...

Sing-A-Long Bar & Grill wants MV to sing

Sam and Maureen “Mo” Jennison sit at the 1910 player piano that draws people into their new Sing-A-Long Bar & Grill. Originally purchased with...

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