CBJ Corporate Licenses

2018 SPONSORS
REPORT
FEBRUARY / MARCH 2019
The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic
CBJ Corporate License
All On The Same Page!
The CBJ Corporate License
allows you to provide the
CBJ digitally to all your
employees. It is a great way
to keep your team all on
the same page. The CBJ
provides comprehensive
business coverage that
is a perfect tool for your
management team,
sales team, and business
development team.
We have license packages in all sizes.
Pick the one that fits your organization the best:
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15-20 employee license $15 each with each additional employee
only $8 each up to 99.
100-200 employee license $10 each with each additional
employee only $6 each up to 499.
500 plus employee license $5 each.
License Amenities:
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24/7 access to the digital edition of the CBJ. (Value = $49.95 each)
Ability to increase your license agreement at any time. All new
licenses will be released the first business day of the month.
$2.00 I A LOCALLY OWNED BUSINESS WEEKLY IN IOWA’S CREATIVE CORRIDOR I JAN. 28 - FEB. 3, 2019
Inside Iowa’s
innovation factory
Innovator in chief
Jon Darsee is leveraging lessons learned
as a member of the Hawkeye basketba l
team to help his alma mater innovate faster
and be ter.
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CBJ Q&A:
Nate Dunn
F&M Bank’s new
president and CEO
talks about where he
sees the ag economy
going in 2019.
PAGE 10
Pientok joins
Timberline
Veteran executive
Tom Pientok is back in
action as the new chief
executive of Timberline
Manufacturing.
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$2.00 I A LOCALLY OWNED BUSINESS WEEKLY IN IOWA’S CREATIVE CORRIDOR I FEB. 4 - 10, 2019
Past, present, future
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Easy management – A CBJ team member handles all the set
up. Your team members will receive a personal log-on name and
password.
Access 24/7 to the digital archives 2016 to current. A great
research and business development tool.
The University of Iowa is home to top-flight researchers
and facilities – but what exactly are they coming up with?
By Katharine Carlon
katharine@corridorbusiness.com
Marie Kerbeshian jokes with her colleagues tha the innovations
coming out of the University of Iowa today
might not see any revenue returned to the university
Co ridor Business Journal
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until long after they’ve retired.
First, there’s the three- to five-year delay between
filing an initial provisional patent and final approval.
“And since our biggest blockbusters are coming out of
The UI BioVentures Center, which provides lab and office space for life science companies. CREDIT UI
NEWS
WORKFORCE SKILLS GAP
INNOVATION PAGE 4
Digging into Iowa’s
Edgewood Town Center
Plans have emerged for a $25 mi lion
commercial development ca led River
Ridge Square and a 190,000-square-foot
Fleet Farm store in Cedar Rapids.
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Next Week
The Feb. 4 edition wi l launch our first of the
CBJ’s new six-part series, (un)hired help.
Inside
2018 MAKERS
Co ridor Business Journal
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The Greater Iowa City Area Home Builders
Association’s monthly newsle ter Builders News.
In this six-part, members-first series beginning today, the CBJ is exploring
the causes and symptoms of Iowa’s worker shortage, and whether
it’s likely to be a long-term, systemic issue or a transient one that wi l
disappear during the next recession. Future installments wi l address the
specific needs and wants of employers and workers, the changing nature
of work, why diversity is such a big piece of the puzzle and the most
promising solutions being pursued by the private and public sectors. >>>
top stories from
the past year
ECONOMIC A LIANCE UNVEILS 2019 STRATEGIC PLAN WITH STREAMLINED FOCUS
FEAST YOUR EYES ON THE CEDA RAPIDS RESTAURANT WEEK LINEUP
EXISTING INDUSTRY REPORT SHOWS THE STATE OF OU REGIONAL ECONOMY
LEADERSHIP FOR FIVE SEASONS APPLICATION OPENS IN APRIL
Next Week
The Feb. 11 edition will focus on Starting (and
Surviving) in Business.
And don’t miss the Cedar Rapids Metro
Economic A liance’s February/March report.
A liance’s annual meeting looked to the
cha lenges of the new year while also taking
time to celebrate a major anniversary.
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Real Success
Entrepreneur and CBJ contributor Nate
Kaeding sits down with Prairie Lights coowner
Jan Weissmi ler to talk books and
ba tling an e-commerce giant.
PAGE 10
CBJ 5Q
Cecilia Rokusek, the new president and
CEO a the National Czech & Slovak
Museum & Library, introduces herself.
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CBJ NEWS QUIZ
Test your comprehension with the
CBJ News Quiz, compiled from stories
appearing over the last month. How
we l have you been fo lowing the news?
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Easy changes – If a team member is transferred or leaves you can
easily change the name with an email to the CBJ license manager.
They’ll handle everything for you.
Each license holder will receive a 2020 Book of List. The Book of
List is “THE” reference book for doing business in the Corridor.
(Value = $31.95)
Make it a gift! – CBJ digital access makes a great gift for new
clients and valued employees. A personalized greeting card will be
provided for gifts.
READERS’ CHOICE | LEADERS SURVEY | TOP DEALS
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