Opinion

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IowaBiz Blog: Where is that blasted 1099?

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OUR VIEW: Iowa ag can handle budget cut


Agriculture goes beyond the “too big to fail” category; it’s too important to fail.

And when banks and other industries were getting bailed out by the federal government during the recession, farmers were among the …

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The ‘Surprise Squad’ went viral


At Lava Row Inc., much of our work takes place behind the scenes: helping companies build an internal social media team, providing employees with best practices training for social platforms, brainstorming online integration with existing …

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TRANSITIONS: It’s just basic economics


Gasoline prices are rising, which will be bad for the U.S. economy. Although, as someone pointed out, it will inspire people to buy new cars with better gas mileage. Car-buying is a wonderful thing for …

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IowaBiz Blog: Short is sweet

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IowaBiz Blog: Panels made from milk cartons

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IowaBiz Blog: “We Can Do” and you can too

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OUR VIEW: Sensible to spend on training


A recent CNNMoney story featured business owners who are having trouble hiring the workers they need. Specifically, they complained that it’s difficult to find “manual machinists, quality control inspectors and machinists trained to use computer-controlled …

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GUEST OPINION: How about some free consulting?


Businesses spend billions of dollars every year hiring consultants to provide advice they hope will improve how they manage their human resources. What some don’t realize is that there are volumes of research that can …

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TRANSITIONS: Please, GPS, don’t hurt us


The Federal Communications Commission decided not to allow a telecommunications company to roll out a 4G phone system, citing the risk of disruption to Global Positioning System (GPS) service. Nice to see precision triumph over …