I now have passed the four-year mark leading the Marshalltown Area Chamber of Commerce. On Aug.  2, I marked that milestone, a reminder of how long economic development can take to gain traction yet how worthwhile that persistence is once momentum builds. Today the economic energy in ...

Last week, politicians, including Senator Joni Ernst, and a few handpicked business owners in Cedar Rapids held a roundtable to celebrate President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” as a win for small business. It should be noted that the participants in these types of press events are ...

What if the federal government captures in real time the contents of every telephone call, email and text message and all the fiber-optic data generated by every person and entity in the United States 24/7? What if this mass surveillance was never authorized by any federal law and tramples the ...

I’ve been struggling with nausea ever since cancer treatment began, which is over a year ago. And I’m sick of it! LOL. Of course, the docs have given me nausea medication, two different kinds: one that dissolves under my tongue, the other a pill that I swallow. Neither of them worked for ...

The month of August is widely recognized as the ideal time for relaxation and rejuvenation. America’s 435 House of Representatives started their summer recess on July 25 while our 100 Senators’ recess began on Aug. 4; everyone will return to D.C. on Sept. 2. This four to five-week respite ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is upset with Texas. There’s a reason he should be upset. California companies are pulling up in droves and moving to the Lone Star State and elsewhere. But that isn’t what’s bothering him. Newsom cares about politics and power, not markets and business. ...