Archive for August 2016
Iowa approves $11.5 million for Prestage for pork plant
Des Moines Register: Prestage Farms is poised to receive nearly $20 million in taxpayer incentives to help build a proposed $240 million pork plant in Wright County. Though dozens of opponents flooded Thursday’s specially called meeting, …
Read MoreTwo Cedar Rapids groups join to back EntreFEST, other events
Corridor Business Journal: The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance plans to work with the New Bohemian Innovation Collaborative (NewBoCo) to create entrepreneurial events and programs.The events will include EntreFEST, an entrepreneurship conference planned for May in …
Read MoreDeere earnings down in third quarter
NOTEBOOK: Nelson gets a look from The New York Times
Just in case you are wondering what hometown company Nelson Construction & Development is up to when it is working out of town, this article in The New York Times about the transformation of downtown …
Read MoreThe Elbert Files: Are we headed in reverse?
This year’s political discord is astounding. Donald Trump’s accusing opponents of lying, while encouraging supporters to “lock up” Hillary Clinton and commit violence against others, sets new lows in uncivil discourse.
The only thing remotely …
Read MoreMcLellan: Your most important audience
Companies fall into a very familiar pattern. We invest a significant amount of time and energy into chasing after and wooing new customers. We spent the lion’s share of our communications and marketing dollars trying …
Read MoreA Closer Look: Beth Shelton
People are important to Beth Shelton. Her bio has several cues to that: She started college studying religion and philosophy and thinking about a career in the ministry. She’s worked in a variety of roles …
Read MoreKeeping talent in Greater Des Moines: Leaders offer ideas to stem brain drain
We all talk about how to keep graduates of Iowa’s colleges and universities in the state. There are all kinds of internships, incubators, accelerators, mentorships, signing bonuses, added perks, flexible hours.
Some universities take pride …
Read MoreGuest Opinion: Pokemon Go v. United States: A case in healthy behaviors
A few weeks ago I was having dinner with our family, and the subject turned to Pokemon Go. My 15-year-old son Ben commented, “The government has been trying to solve childhood obesity and exercise for …
Read MoreHome Base Iowa gains momentum
Jason Kemp knows firsthand how difficult it can be for a veteran to find a job in the civilian workforce.
After retiring from the Air Force in 2012 and returning to his home state of …
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