Archive for August 2018
Farm Progress Show continues after severe weather interruption Tuesday
After heavy rains canceled afternoon showcases at the 2018 Farm Progress Show on Tuesday, organizers and exhibitors have sprung back into business on the grounds outside of Boone, with a few last-minute changes. Field demonstrations …
Read MoreWomen of Achievement Award launches, taking nominations
Nominations are now open for the Women of Achievement Awards, officials announced today in Des Moines, appropriately at the Women of Achievement Bridge.
The award strives to recognize the contributions of historical Iowa women who …
McLellan: Load up your bookshelf
I’ve been working in marketing and advertising since the mid-’80s. When I started my career, I thought I had a lot to learn. It was nothing compared to what we all need to learn today. …
Read MoreThe Elbert Files: Why Trump needs Russia
I was leaning against the wrought-iron fence at P.E.O. International’s Headquarters on Grand Avenue, admiring the new circular steel sculpture by the University of Northern Iowa’s Tom Stancliffe when a familiar voice spoke.
“It’s not …
Innovative Companies: Kading Properties
The problem: In the 1970s, Rick Kading was working for a construction company, and buying and rehabbing homes in his spare time, leasing them after the work was completed. He decided to sell off the …
Read MoreInnovative Companies: Time ReDesigned
The problem: School administrators face many competing demands for their time during the day and can often find it difficult to spend the time needed on high-priority issues that will result in better education outcomes …
Read MoreInnovative Companies: Bankers Trust Co.
The problem: Bankers Trust has spent the better part of a century building relationships with its business banking customers. But there’s a hitch. Building that relationship to get their deposits, their treasury management, their lending …
Read MoreA Closer Look: Alissa Nelson
It’s a safe bet that Alissa Nelson is one of the few interior designers who has viewed her handiwork from the ground level up to 20,000 feet or so. For the last four years, she …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Who’s in the August 31st Issue?
Here’s a list of local people in the July 27 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 MoreBusiness Record 8-31-18
Innovative Companies
AgriSync, Bankers Trust, Food Bank of Iowa, Time ReDesigned, Kading Properties and Intoxalock
Focus: Innovative Companies
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