Small businesses like Brandon’s Innovative Manufacturing and Engineering are what make Iowa great. We need to work together to make sure our small businesses have every resource they need to flourish.

So you want to be president, huh? Matt Paul and I chatted with the The Wall Street Journal about how to successfully navigate the Iowa State Fair. wsj.com/articles/iowa-…

“Things can go wrong because it’s spontaneous,” says Jimmy Centers, a Republican strategist in Iowa who has consulted with presidential campaigns for fair visits. “It is a campaign advance staffer’s nightmare.” An A-HED with Catherine Lucey wsj.com/articles/iowa-…

Iowa is the center of the Republican presidential primary universe this week. I chatted with Lisa Desjardins and *NewsHour about the #iacaucus state of play. pbs.org/newshour/show/…

Is there any stopping Trump in Iowa? I chatted with The Washington Post about the state of the #iacaucus race and what it would take for someone other than Trump to win in Iowa. More from Marianne LeVine and the WAPO team: washingtonpost.com/elections/2023…

With Interest Rates Above 9%, Small Businesses Slam the Brakes - featuring Goldman Sachs #10ksmallbiz owners sharing how the credit crunch is squeezing small business owners across the country. #StopTheSqueeze wsj.com/business/entre…

Ponca Tribe of Nebraska Chairwoman Candace Schmidt was at the White House Wednesday, November 15, 2023, sharing how federal investment in Nebraska and Indian Country is benefitting Tribal members. Read the whole story here: ow.ly/MWX250Q84qZ

Cornerstone’s Public Affairs team members Jimmy Centers and Marc Goldberg discuss the importance of establishing sensible crisis communications strategies as we enter a volatile political year in a special issue of O'Dwyer's PR News’s 2024 PR Buyer’s Guide:

Yesterday’s #iacaucus mail. We’ve reached the point where mail vendors are spending every penny and leaving nothing in the coffers. Nothing punches through.

Miss last night’s #iacaucus debate? I joined ⁦Tara Palmeri⁩ for instant reaction and to offer insights into what to look for Monday in Iowa. theringer.com/2024/1/11/2403…

Why anticipating and planning for a crisis is non-negotiable in 2024 -- Jimmy Centers & Marc Goldberg Cornerstone odwpr.us/48VNDvQ

Iowa Sen. Mike Bousselot, R-Ankeny, while making his closing comments in support of legislation that would add legal protections for referees and officials at sporting events, says, "It wasn't a fair catch. And I move the bill." #ialegis #hawkeyes

.ColdSpark got a good one. Congrats, Phil Valenziano

Three cheers for Iowa native Beth Ford on being named TIME 100 Most Influential of 2024! Proud to work alongside the Land O'Lakes team.

Perfection 🤌 Lisa Bluder x Iowa City Area Sports Commission #Hawkeyes

Congrats, Charles Carithers! Incredibly well deserved!

Two incredible additions to the Cornerstone New Hampshire team creating a bipartisan juggernaut of government relations and strategic comms pros. Caucus > primary tho.

Silver State, here we come!

Day 1 of the 10,000 Small Businesses #10KSBSummit - the largest gathering of small biz owners in US history - is in the books. We head to Capitol Hill tomorrow!

Cornerstone was recently honored as a finalist for the 2025 Ragan PR Daily Communications Award for our outstanding public affairs work with our client, Footwear Distributors & Retailers of America. A special thank you to Ragan.com and PR Daily for this recognition!