Archive for July 2016
Survey: Des Moines, Cedar Rapids are top spots for tech workers
Des Moines and Cedar Rapids were ranked among the 10 best cities in the United States for tech workers by SmartAsset. Des Moines was ranked No. 8 in the third annual survey, behind Cedar Rapids, which was …
Read MoreNational film leaders to speak at arts summit
Iowa City native Andrew Steele, who is creative director the “Funny or Die” television program and a former “Saturday Night Live” writer, will join Sundance Institute Managing Director Sarah Pearce in a new series of …
Read MoreBeing paid to do nothing: ISU employees upset over IT restructuring
Cedar Rapids Gazette: As part of a restructuring effort in Iowa State University’s information technology services unit, ISU since May has been paying 19 employees to not work — telling them either to stay home or …
Read MoreIowa lands $25 million for one-of-a-kind freight hub in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Gazette: A grant worth more than $25 million has been awarded to construct a Cedar Rapids intermodal transportation facility that officials say will become a one-of-a-kind freight hub for the state.…
Read MoreJuly 13: Not-For-Profit Industry Update
McLellan: Hacks for your workday
Whether you own your own business, run someone else’s, are responsible for an entire department or just have to pack 60 hours of work into a 40ish-hour workweek — I feel your pain.
No matter …
Read MoreThe Elbert Files: Rebuilding bookselling
The bookselling industry was in disarray when Alice Meyer opened Beaverdale Books 10 years ago. Roughly 60 percent of the nation’s independent bookstores had folded during the previous 15 years. In fact, the month after …
Read MoreA Closer Look: Laurel Knox
Laurel Knox knows how to regroup and go in a different direction. When she was a child, her family moved often and Knox was able to take it in stride. “I don’t think I really …
Read MoreA position of strength
When Jody Jenner took the reins of Broadlawns Medical Center as CEO in 2006, Polk County’s public hospital was struggling financially and its reputation in the community had deteriorated as much as its long-neglected and …
Read MoreHealth care for busy executives
Central Iowa executives have a new option for obtaining a comprehensive suite of diagnostic health exams, through a concierge program developed by The Iowa Clinic.
The Iowa Clinic Executive Health Program offers a highly personalized, …
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