Archive for November 2017
NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: McKinsey report: U.S. manufacturing has opportunity for big growth
The researchers at global management consulting firm McKinsey & Co. released a report this morning that provides some new insight about the U.S. manufacturing sector’s future. The report notes that while U.S. manufacturing output growth …
Read MoreAFSCME appeals lawsuit challenging collective Iowa bargaining law
Des Moines Register: Iowa’s largest union for public employees has filed an appeal in a case challenging the state’s new law sharply limiting collective bargaining rights. The suit, filed by the American Federation of State, County …
Read MoreReport card shows progress on Partnership’s 75/25 education goal
Greater Des Moines is making progress toward a regional goal to broaden the education level of its workforce, according to the Greater Des Moines Partnership. The Partnership released a report card on its Education Drives our Greater …
Read MoreKemin says its products touch half of global population
Kemin Industries announced Tuesday it has reached a company vision set nearly two decades ago: to touch half of the world’s population with its products. The Des Moines-based company estimates that its products now touch …
Read MoreNew registered apprenticeship seeks career climbers
One of Iowa’s newest apprenticeship programs will enable participants to experience what it’s like to work hundreds of feet off the ground. Murphy Tower Service LLC, a Carlisle-based company, has developed a registered apprenticeship program …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Anti-harassment comments take stage at Women of Innovation
This year’s Women of Innovation Awards came as sexual harassment, particularly of women, was all over the news. That wasn’t lost on speakers at the Technology Association of Iowa’s event, held at Prairie Meadows on …
Read MoreR&R plans spec office project in Urbandale
R&R Realty Group is planning a speculative office project that the city of Urbandale hopes will trigger additional investment in an area of the city it recently branded the Urban Loop.
The office project calls …
Read MoreA Closer Look: J. Benjamin Champ
Ben Champ was named Pleasant Hill city manager in July after serving the city since 2008 in a variety of roles, including as community development director and assistant city manager. As city manager, he was …
Read More‘War for talent’
David Leto is a bit surprised that more of you don’t plan to give bigger raises in 2018.
That’s not a criticism, and those in the boardrooms will probably be glad to hear that we …
Read MoreIowa pharmacy company raises $2.5 million in investment
Cedar Rapids Gazette: An eastern Iowa pharmacy business has raised $2.5 million in investment funding to push forward its prescription delivery and management system. SmartScripts, based in Washington, Iowa, announced the investment, its first large round …
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