US set to evade jobless recovery curse if vaccines work
It’s a bold forecast that some say borders on fantasy: Wall Street banks and Federal Reserve officials see powerful employment gains during the next three…
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Vaccination: The most effective way to end the pandemic
We now are approaching one year since the first case of COVID-19 was reported in Dubuque County. It’s been a difficult year in many ways,…
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Cottingham & Butler HIRED: Thomas Tigges as account administrator. HIRED: Matthew Abdy as client service representative. HIRED: Andrew Archer as casualty claims specialist. HIRED: Charles…
The key to creativity? Be a better listener, says ‘The Artist’s Way’ author Julia Cameron
For more than 25 years, millions of people have awakened and grabbed not their phones, but paper, filling stream-of-consciousness “Morning Pages” — a creativity-boosting ritual…
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Dubuque manufacturer acquires Illinois company
A Dubuque-based manufacturing company has acquired an Illinois business employing more than 150 people. A.Y. McDonald recently acquired Val-Matic Valve & Mfg. Corp., Elmhurst, Ill….
There’s probably creepy software on your work laptop
Last April, just as employers had sent millions of office employees home to work remotely, they went on a buying binge of creepy software with…
Video marketing: Evolution and current trends
If video wasn’t a part of your day-to-day life at the start of 2020, it certainly was by mid-March. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the…
Dubuque transport business expands
A Dubuque-based trucking company is expanding with the acquisition of another Iowa transport company. The McCoy Group Inc. acquired Burlington, Iowa-based W.W. Transport Inc. Family-owned…