Archive for May 2018
CIRAS to merge with Iowa Lean Consortium
Two Ames-based business resources will be merging to serve the Iowa business community. The Iowa Lean Consortium (ILC) and Iowa State University’s Center for Industrial Research and Service (CIRAS) will merge effective July 2, CIRAS announced …
Read MoreNaig reports water quality progress
Though water quality remains a hot topic in Iowa, Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig took time this week to spread what he considers good news on the fifth anniversary of the state’s Nutrient Reduction Strategy. That …
Read MoreSpalding to follow Crum as ISU interim economic development VP
Iowa State University President Wendy Wintersteen has appointed David Spalding as interim vice president for economic development and business engagement, effective July 1.
Spalding will succeed Mike Crum, who requested a return to the Ivy …
NOTEBOOK: Race you to the car, Dad!
When we hosted Mercy-Des Moines President Karl Keeler at our office for an interview recently, he mentioned how his family of seven keeps a stable of dirt bikes and motorcycles on hand for off-road and …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Butler Mansion: Toy wagons not allowed
An amazing thing about the Butler Mansion, the 81-year-old structure that sits atop a hill on Fleur Drive beckoning new office tenants as Integer Group moves to other digs, is that you can walk from …
Read MoreMcLellan: Are you forgetting xennials?
For the past several years, the world has been obsessed with the millennials. Employers grouse about them, marketers try to understand them, and Gen X parents hope their kids don’t become the stereotype.
The general …
Read MoreBusiness Record 6-1-18
Leaving his mark
Copyright lawyer protects music industry, Raygun, burlesque dancers
Focus: Arts & Entertainment
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Read MoreGuest opinion: Eat local, help business
As a farmer, I’m constantly talking with my customers about the importance of eating locally, so here are my top five reasons why it is important to eat food grown and raised locally.
Reason: Locally …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Who’s in the June 1 issue?
Here’s a list of local people in the May 4 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 MoreFound in translation
When Darcy Lopez started her interpreting and translation business six years ago, she and another interpreter, along with an office manager, were the only staff.
Today, her Windsor Heights-based company, Voices LLC, employs about 40 …