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2018 SPONSORS<br />

REPORT<br />

FEBRUARY / MARCH 2019<br />

The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic<br />

<strong>CBJ</strong> <strong>Corporate</strong> License<br />

All On The Same Page!<br />

The <strong>CBJ</strong> <strong>Corporate</strong> License<br />

allows you to provide the<br />

<strong>CBJ</strong> digitally to all your<br />

employees. It is a great way<br />

to keep your team all on<br />

the same page. The <strong>CBJ</strong><br />

provides comprehensive<br />

business coverage that<br />

is a perfect tool for your<br />

management team,<br />

sales team, and business<br />

development team.<br />

We have license packages in all sizes.<br />

Pick the one that fits your organization the best:<br />

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15-20 employee license $15 each with each additional employee<br />

only $8 each up to 99.<br />

100-200 employee license $10 each with each additional<br />

employee only $6 each up to 499.<br />

500 plus employee license $5 each.<br />

License Amenities:<br />

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24/7 access to the digital edition of the <strong>CBJ</strong>. (Value = $49.95 each)<br />

Ability to increase your license agreement at any time. All new<br />

licenses will be released the first business day of the month.<br />

$2.00 I A LOCALLY OWNED BUSINESS WEEKLY IN IOWA’S CREATIVE CORRIDOR I JAN. 28 - FEB. 3, 2019<br />

Inside Iowa’s<br />

innovation factory<br />

Innovator in chief<br />

Jon Darsee is leveraging lessons learned<br />

as a member of the Hawkeye basketba l<br />

team to help his alma mater innovate faster<br />

and be ter.<br />

PAGE 3<br />

<strong>CBJ</strong> Q&A:<br />

Nate Dunn<br />

F&M Bank’s new<br />

president and CEO<br />

talks about where he<br />

sees the ag economy<br />

going in 2019.<br />

PAGE 10<br />

Pientok joins<br />

Timberline<br />

Veteran executive<br />

Tom Pientok is back in<br />

action as the new chief<br />

executive of Timberline<br />

Manufacturing.<br />

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$2.00 I A LOCALLY OWNED BUSINESS WEEKLY IN IOWA’S CREATIVE CORRIDOR I FEB. 4 - 10, 2019<br />

Past, present, future<br />

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Easy management – A <strong>CBJ</strong> team member handles all the set<br />

up. Your team members will receive a personal log-on name and<br />

password.<br />

Access 24/7 to the digital archives 2016 to current. A great<br />

research and business development tool.<br />

The University of Iowa is home to top-flight researchers<br />

and facilities – but what exactly are they coming up with?<br />

By Katharine Carlon<br />

katharine@corridorbusiness.com<br />

Marie Kerbeshian jokes with her colleagues tha the innovations<br />

coming out of the University of Iowa today<br />

might not see any revenue returned to the university<br />

Co ridor Business Journal<br />

2345 Landon Road, Ste. 100<br />

North Liberty, IA 52317<br />

until long after they’ve retired.<br />

First, there’s the three- to five-year delay between<br />

filing an initial provisional patent and final approval.<br />

“And since our biggest blockbusters are coming out of<br />

The UI BioVentures Center, which provides lab and office space for life science companies. CREDIT UI<br />

NEWS<br />

WORKFORCE SKILLS GAP<br />

INNOVATION PAGE 4<br />

Digging into Iowa’s<br />

Edgewood Town Center<br />

Plans have emerged for a $25 mi lion<br />

commercial development ca led River<br />

Ridge Square and a 190,000-square-foot<br />

Fleet Farm store in Cedar Rapids.<br />

PAGE 12<br />

Next Week<br />

The Feb. 4 edition wi l launch our first of the<br />

<strong>CBJ</strong>’s new six-part series, (un)hired help.<br />

Inside<br />

2018 MAKERS<br />

Co ridor Business Journal<br />

2345 Landon Road, Ste. 100<br />

North Liberty, IA 52317<br />

The Greater Iowa City Area Home Builders<br />

Association’s monthly newsle ter Builders News.<br />

In this six-part, members-first series beginning today, the <strong>CBJ</strong> is exploring<br />

the causes and symptoms of Iowa’s worker shortage, and whether<br />

it’s likely to be a long-term, systemic issue or a transient one that wi l<br />

disappear during the next recession. Future installments wi l address the<br />

specific needs and wants of employers and workers, the changing nature<br />

of work, why diversity is such a big piece of the puzzle and the most<br />

promising solutions being pursued by the private and public sectors. >>><br />

top stories from<br />

the past year<br />

ECONOMIC A LIANCE UNVEILS 2019 STRATEGIC PLAN WITH STREAMLINED FOCUS<br />

FEAST YOUR EYES ON THE CEDA RAPIDS RESTAURANT WEEK LINEUP<br />

EXISTING INDUSTRY REPORT SHOWS THE STATE OF OU REGIONAL ECONOMY<br />

LEADERSHIP FOR FIVE SEASONS APPLICATION OPENS IN APRIL<br />

Next Week<br />

The Feb. 11 edition will focus on Starting (and<br />

Surviving) in Business.<br />

And don’t miss the Cedar Rapids Metro<br />

Economic A liance’s February/March report.<br />

A liance’s annual meeting looked to the<br />

cha lenges of the new year while also taking<br />

time to celebrate a major anniversary.<br />

PAGE 8<br />

Real Success<br />

Entrepreneur and <strong>CBJ</strong> contributor Nate<br />

Kaeding sits down with Prairie Lights coowner<br />

Jan Weissmi ler to talk books and<br />

ba tling an e-commerce giant.<br />

PAGE 10<br />

<strong>CBJ</strong> 5Q<br />

Cecilia Rokusek, the new president and<br />

CEO a the National Czech & Slovak<br />

Museum & Library, introduces herself.<br />

PAGE 16<br />

<strong>CBJ</strong> NEWS QUIZ<br />

Test your comprehension with the<br />

<strong>CBJ</strong> News Quiz, compiled from stories<br />

appearing over the last month. How<br />

we l have you been fo lowing the news?<br />

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Easy changes – If a team member is transferred or leaves you can<br />

easily change the name with an email to the <strong>CBJ</strong> license manager.<br />

They’ll handle everything for you.<br />

Each license holder will receive a 2020 Book of List. The Book of<br />

List is “THE” reference book for doing business in the Corridor.<br />

(Value = $31.95)<br />

Make it a gift! – <strong>CBJ</strong> digital access makes a great gift for new<br />

clients and valued employees. A personalized greeting card will be<br />

provided for gifts.<br />

READERS’ CHOICE | LEADERS SURVEY | TOP DEALS<br />

Co ridor Business Journal<br />

2345 Landon Rd.<br />

North Liberty IA 52317<br />

<strong>CBJ</strong> NEWSMAKERS DEC. 31, 2018 - JAN. 6, 2019 1<br />

Contact Jean Suckow<br />

jean@corridorbusiness.com<br />

319-665-6397, ext. 302

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