Archive for February 2018
NOTEBOOK: KEY in Des Moines continues under Urbandale Chamber
An initiative that began in 2004 to help smaller colleges and universities in Greater Des Moines connect with employers still hosts regular meetings every other month with an aim toward addressing a perennial Iowa challenge: …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Even machines can have bias
Artificial intelligence is at the top of my mind right now. We have a Power Breakfast on the topic on Feb. 28, and much like when you get a new car and see it everywhere, …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Backers plan campaign home stretch for local option tax vote
There’s a lot of cautious optimism going on in the community task force backing the local option tax that voters will decide the fate of March 6.
Community leaders Bob Mahaffey, Mary Chapman, Joe Gonzales …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Heritage Foundation lauds tax reform
Count Romina Boccia among those who are excited by what the recent tax reform package will mean to the economy — stock market correction or no.
She’s a leading budget and economics expert with the …
Iowa Female Leadership Groups
Below is a collection of professional Iowa Female Leadership Groups that was compiled in partnership with Lead Like a Lady and featured in our most recent Book of Lists. New groups are always forming and …
Read MoreEvent Preview: Artificial Intelligence the 4th industrial revolution
Last June, we published a piece about artificial intelligence written by Mike Colwell, the executive director of entrepreneurial initiatives at the Greater Des Moines Partnership. The piece was titled “How will Des Moines be a …
Read MoreAI — What local leaders say
In the latest Business Record Leaders Survey, an unscientific poll conducted annually with our readers, we asked business community leaders and executives for their opinions on a variety of topics, including the intriguing and ever-developing …
Read MoreFinding their synergy
An innovative co-working/incubator space for Greater Des Moines nonprofits that launched less than a year ago has attracted eight resident organizations, and recently gained its first investor — Delta Dental of Iowa.
The Telligen Community …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Who’s in the February 23 issue?
Here’s a list of local people in the February 23 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 MoreMarch 7: CFA Society Iowa luncheon
Host: CFA Society Iowa
About: This luncheon will feature a panel discussion on “ESG and Responsible Investment for Institutional and Retail Investors.” Panelists will be Samantha Azzarello of J.P. Morgan Asset Management and Noel Friedman, …