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Built to last: How Vermeer survived a disaster

"Vermeer Strong" has been the rallying cry for the Pella-based manufacturer, which was hit with an EF-3 tornado in July 2018, and has come...

Flood protection waiting is over

CBJ Editorial  The Corridor was fortunately spared from devastating flooding this year, but each new rainstorm and flooding episode across the Midwest reminds us that...

Iowa as an edtech hub? New report says it could be

Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks to reporters after unveiling a new study she called a "road map" to making the state a global hub of...

Customer feedback, insight crucial to product success

By Linda Kuster | Guest Column Statistics on the percentage of new products and services launched into the market each year that fail vary from...

Meet your new coworker: the cobot

Relatively inexpensive and designed to work safely around humans, collaborative robots are being adopted quickly and may be coming to a factory near you....

Nate Etten

Operations Manager  |  Van Meter Inc. AGE: 36 Best advice you ever received? If you’re not telling your own story, someone else will tell it for you. What...

Laura Ebinger

Senior Staff Attorney  |  Kids First Law Center Age: 37 Best advice you ever received? Be nice to your sisters, they’re your best friends. Trust your judgment....

Jennifer Donovan

Director of Residency Wellness Cedar Rapids Medical Education Foundation and Eastern Iowa Health Center AGE: 35 Best advice you ever received? Too many times one worries about step 35...

Autumn Craft

Chief Development & Marketing Officer  |  Waypoint AGE: 39 Best advice you ever received? My parents set the example that life is 10 percent of what happens...

Michael Colburn

Adolescent Medicine Specialist University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital Age: 38 Best advice you ever received? Don’t simply teach your learners but explore with them. What do you...

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