7 stationery stores participating in first Iowa Paper Trail
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
7 stationery stores participating in first Iowa Paper Trail
The Gazette’s Business Notes is a compendium of the week’s promotions, new hires, certifications, added business lines and business events, among other items, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa City and the rest of the Corridor.
Ahead of plans for the launch of a huge undertaking, The Gazette caught up with NewBo City Market’s executive director, Julie Parisi, to look back at the last decade as the organization prepares for the next one.
Lynn Bolin, who married into the north-central Iowa farm, saw it could have potential for agritourism as more Americans become interested in the origins of their food.
A SCORE mentor helped Marion business succeed and grow
Not So Flyover business gets musicians off the tour bus to explore the Midwest
Plated Table, a meal delivery and catering business, opened in Iowa City in February.
For many local parents, a new drag queen story time event was a time for parents to teach important lessons to their children. With an overwhelmingly positive response from many parents, tickets for last Wednesday’s event’s small venue sold quickly, prompting English to open a second story time an hour later. Before the events started, about 150 tickets were sold.
With a whole new menu and a drive-thru, the bakery that gained traction in NewBo City Market has become a bona fide cafe with its new location in Collins Community Credit Union.
After 40 years at the helm, Mark Ginsberg is handing the reins to his daughter, who hopes to infuse even more art into the jewelry establishment known for “objects of art.”
Sydney Rieckhoff, the 24-year-old co-founder of a family-owned gourmet popcorn company in Cedar Rapids, is using her passion for entrepreneurship to advocate for changes to the Small Business Administration. Rieckhoff traveled to Washington D.C. in January to attend the State of the Union address and speak with lawmakers about ways to help small business owners.
In a state dominated by Hy-Vee, Fareway and big box stores, Iowa’s remaining independent grocery stores are pivoting to survive in the minority.
MY BIZ: Two friends started The Sound Box in 2015
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