Steve Gravelle

2 weeks ago | thegazette.com | Steve Gravelle

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS — The Eco Lips plant in northeast Cedar Rapids was humming along on a recent weekday morning, its 100 employees producing and packaging lip balm, sunscreen, and other personal care products. One product, the insect repellent Bug Soother, had been featured on that morning’s The View TV show, bringing in thousands of telephone and online orders for the natural insect repellent.

3 weeks ago | thegazette.com | Steve Gravelle

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. On a quiet weekday, Mount Vernon’s First Street business district appears not that different from a half-century or more ago: small, locally-owned businesses housed in tidy brick storefronts. But the key to maintaining that image is the ability to change. “The business has evolved,” Tasha Erickson said one recent morning. “I’ve evolved over the years.

1 month ago | corridorbusiness.com | Steve Gravelle

“If there’s one word I use to describe myself, I would say ‘persistence,’” said Cedar Rapids School Board President Cindy Garlock. “That’s a close relative to ‘stubborn.’” Ms. Garlock’s resume might also bring to mind “resilience” and “adaptability.” The career educator and current Cedar Rapids School Board president had another path in mind growing up […] Already a subscriber? Log in Want to Read More? Get immediate, unlimited access to all subscriber content and much more.

1 month ago | thegazette.com | Steve Gravelle

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Surrounded by acres of Benton County corn and soybeans you can find a farm of a different sort. “This was for retirement,” Bill Ballard said one morning this week. “I had fish pretty much all my life.

2 months ago | thegazette.com | Steve Gravelle

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Coralville company developing prototypes to help alert farmers of spills, keep flocks healthier Could a robot workforce help big poultry operators cope with workforce shortages and security issues? “It lives in the barn with the turkeys 24-7, 365,” said Jack Kilian.