Archive for September 2016
Nov. 9: Iowa Women of Innovation Awards
Manufacturing Day events scheduled statewide Oct. 7
Iowa Workforce Development has collaborated with community colleges and companies to help coordinate and promote Manufacturing Day events that will be held across the state on Oct. 7. The annual event is geared toward encouraging …
Read MoreCollege-bound? ICAN reminds families of new Oct. 1 FAFSA start
Wondering what to do this weekend? If you have kids entering or in college, you may want to think about filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, which for the first time will …
Read MoreBrookings Institution examines ‘global cities,’ includes Des Moines
Des Moines’ advancments as a global city are part of a new report from the Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program called “The Making of Global Cities: Stories from the Global Cities Exchange.” “By smartly identifying …
Read MoreUndeterred by heat and rain, Greater Des Moines outlet mall on schedule
Outlets of Des Moines, the first mall of its kind to open in Greater Des Moines, is on schedule to open Oct. 20, 2017, according to AltoonaNow, the marketing arm for economic development efforts in …
Read MoreVirtual care services could take pressure off ER use
Newcomer’s Guide
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What is the Newcomer’s Guide?
The Business Record created a new, nearly 70-page publication called the Newcomer’s Guide, which is our effort help people more quickly integrate …
McLellan: A bird in the hand
Short of your employees, there is no one more important to your business than your current customers. We give this incredible lip service, but our actions suggest we don’t actually believe it.
Think you’re different? …
Read MoreThe Elbert Files: Bad corporate cultures
By now, I’m guessing few people believed Wells Fargo chief John Stumpf when he said last week there was nothing wrong with the corporate culture of the nation’s largest bank after employees deliberately bilked more …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Here’s a meeting you definitely don’t want to miss
There are meetings you can skip, but missing this one would be ironic. The newly created Iowa Chronic Absenteeism Advisory Council will be meeting monthly at the Pappajohn Higher Education Center. We’re not sure if …
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