Archive for August 2016
McLellan: Hiding in plain sight?
Who doesn’t want to be found? Whether you have a retail shop or sell your time and talent, every business needs to be findable. There’s an expression that says, “If Google doesn’t know you exist, …
Read MoreThe Elbert Files: A new slogan for Iowa?
“So Iowa needs a new slogan,” said a familiar voice as I approached the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Garden on my morning walk. It was my old friend K.C., who sounded like he was …
Read MoreA Closer Look: Nick Valdez
Nick Valdez has doused fires and helped with the master planning of a historic neighborhood. These days, he is busy preparing to help Drake University shepherd a development project along University Avenue. To say his …
Read MoreYoung ambition
So when my boss, who is younger than my oldest child, tells me that I’m to write the cover story for our August focus issue on young professionals, I’m up for it. (Journalists are, after …
Read MoreFinding conservation on the web
Chris Draper has come up with an easy way for developers to get points toward LEED certification for their buildings — by leasing a small patch of woodland from a person they’ve never met, for …
Read MoreThe cost of conservation
When the Nature Conservancy in Iowa asked donors for $9 million in 2003, the five-year campaign ended up raising double that amount.
Now, the nonprofit organization — one of the key players in habitat and …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Who’s in the August 12 issue?
Here’s a list of local people in the August 12 issue of the Business Record and the page number of the article in which they are mentioned. Members can read all of this week’s stories …
Read MoreThe Insider Notebook: August 12 Issue
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Young ambition
Your guide to managing young professionals.
Focus: Young Professionals
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Read MoreLeaders in Insurance Special Section 2016
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