Meet Tom's New Best Friend: Nancy Bird, President of the new Iowa City Area Development / Iowa City Area Business Partnership merged entity.

Tom and Nancy discuss the new merger and what it means for the future of business in Iowa City, her background with the Iowa City Downtown District as well as the Peace Corps, and what her "Living Deliberately" mentality might mean for you.

This podcast is sponsored by West Bank, a community bank providing services to consumers and small- to medium-sized businesses throughout Iowa and Minnesota. For more information, visit westbankstrong.com.

This is Tom Cilek's New Best Friend, the monthly podcast from the Corridor Media Group. Meet Tom Cilek - he's the senior vice president of a bank, a reformed lawyer, and one of the Corridor's most connected business leaders. He loves making new friends, and making things happen in Eastern Iowa. Catch his inside conversations with the region's leading business minds in this hit monthly podcast.

This is a Corridor Media Group podcast: Bringing critical business news, thoughtful analysis, and valuable strategic insights for business leaders throughout Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, and the Quad Cities. For more information, visit corridorbusiness.com.

This episode was produced by the L.A.S. Media Group in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. For more information, visit LASMediaGroup.com.