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Posted November 03, 2021in Business Feature, Business Journal

21 from 2021

Honoring business people who made a positive difference in the community in the past year. For the third year, CITYVIEW’s Business Journal recognizes the contributions of outstanding business leaders. The challenges of the past year have been many, as COVID-19 continues to impact the business community. An added challenge has

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Posted October 06, 2021in Business Feature

Handing off the baton

Successful business transitions require planning and preparation. After years of hard work, those who saw their dream of building a successful business come true often begin to see a new dream on the horizon: retirement. To help fund that dream retirement, many business owners rely on cashing in on the

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Posted September 01, 2021in Business Feature, Business Journal

Performance evaluations for a changing workforce

Shifting from once-a-year formal reviews to more timely feedback can be a game-changer for both companies and their employees.    Ask any working professional about their thoughts on performance reviews, and there’s a good chance that question will be met with a sigh of anxiety. The formal assessment between a

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Posted August 04, 2021in Business Feature, Business Journal

The business of death

COVID-19, rising costs speed up changes in the funeral industry. One would be hard pressed to find an industry that isn’t changing with the times, and the funeral industry is no different. Cremation continues to rise in popularity. Technology, spurred by COVID-19, is increasingly integral to funerals. Services are becoming

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Posted June 30, 2021in Business Feature

Retirement Plans

  Pension plans are almost a thing of the past as employers shift to defined-contribution plans such as the 401(k). Today, it may be hard to believe that, at one time, families made ends meet on one income. Usually, it was Dad who supported the family, and, back then, he

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Posted June 02, 2021in Business Feature

Help wanted — and quickly!

More than 66,000 job openings are listed through Workforce Development. As businesses start to reach the “light at the end of the tunnel” and fully reopen as COVID-19 wanes and restrictions ease, owners face a major hurdle — hiring the staff they need to “get back to normal.” Pandemic-related unemployment

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Posted May 05, 2021in Business Feature

Productivity, protection and privacy

What happens when employers and employees disagree on COVID-19 vaccinations? When many business owners closed their doors and sent employees home to work remotely, and/or instituted social distancing policies in response to COVID-19, the ensuing impact on their bottom line left them wondering if their business would survive the pandemic.

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Posted March 31, 2021in Business Feature

Protecting personal and business assets

A customer is about to enter your business on an icy Iowa day, slips and falls, breaking a bone… A diner in your restaurant gets sick after eating your special of the day… A shopper in your establishment trips over a loose carpet, falling against a shelf and cutting his

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Posted March 03, 2021in Business Feature

Gone to the dogs

For those of us who grew up with “Lassie,” the beloved Timmy-saving Collie, our pet dogs were wonderful companions, even part of the family. We took them for walks and occasional car rides. They greeted us at the door when we got home. If they were really “spoiled,” they got

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Posted February 03, 2021in Business Feature

Changing spaces

Changing trends have regularly caused business leaders to rethink their use of office space. From a time when clunky rotary phones were placed on heavy wooden desks, to the days of cubicle central surrounded by offices with windows, to the open space layout devoted to collaboration, ideas about what makes

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