The Accidental Innovation That Changed Muscatine’s Coffee Scene

by JEFAS Magazine | Apr 2, 2025 | Latest Features

Home 9 Author archive for JEFAS Magazine The Accidental Innovation That Changed Muscatine’s Coffee Scene By Juan Fourneau When Maritza Jeanett Martinez couldn’t find milk to practice making lattes before The Coffee Belt’s grand opening in Muscatine,...

Latina Entrepreneur Success Story: Lupe’s Flowers Blooms in Business

by JEFAS Magazine | Apr 2, 2025 | Latest Features

Home 9 Author archive for JEFAS Magazine Latina Entrepreneur Success Story: Lupe’s Flowers Blooms in Business By Juan Fourneau, JEFAS Magazine Between corporate spreadsheets and business meetings, Guadalupe Lopez found her true calling in a social media post....

Ritual Café Marks 20 Years as Downtown Des Moines Staple

by JEFAS Magazine | Apr 1, 2025 | Latest News and Celebrations

Home 9 Category: Latest News and Celebrations Ritual Café Marks 20 Years as Downtown Des Moines Staple By Christina Fernández-Morrow, Hola Iowa Twenty years ago, when Denise Diaz opened Ritual Café in downtown Des Moines, the area was starkly different. Empty...

Latina Leadership Initiative Welcomes New Cohort of Leaders

by JEFAS Magazine | Apr 1, 2025 | Latest News and Celebrations

Home 9 Category: Latest News and Celebrations Latina Leadership Initiative Welcomes New Cohort of Leaders By Christina Fernández-Morrow When Iowa’s first professional leadership development program designed specifically for Latinas launched in 2013, the founders...

Culture, Creativity, & Community Connection Are the Heart of Supera Designs

by JEFAS Magazine | Apr 1, 2025 | Latest News and Celebrations

Home 9 Category: Latest News and Celebrations Culture, Creativity, & Community Connection Are the Heart of Supera Designs By Christina Fernández-Morrow, Hola Nebraska What happens when creativity meets cultural understanding in the digital marketing...