Archive for August 2018
Oct. 2: Executive Pathways Conference
Host: Iowa Communications Alliance
About: The Iowa Communications Alliance’s Leadership Conference that was formerly held in June of each year has been moved and rebranded for our CEOs, GMs and all managerial-level employees. The rebranded …
Eastern Iowa Airport posts sixth straight record month
Corridor Business Journal: The Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids has set a passenger record for a sixth consecutive month, airport officials announced. The total number of passengers in July was 106,994, breaking the previous record …
Read MoreEastern Iowa Airport posts sixth straight record month
Corridor Business Journal: The Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids has set a passenger record for a sixth consecutive month, airport officials announced. The total number of passengers in July was 106,994, breaking the previous record …
Read MoreWellmark Foundation awards over $996,000 in community grants
The Wellmark Foundation has awarded 12 Iowa organizations Matching Assets to Community Health (MATCH) grants. Applicants were able to request up to $100,000 in grant funding; cumulatively the organizations received $996,289.50 in grants. In Des …
Read MoreCasey’s promotion raises more than $848,000 for Special Olympics
Casey’s General Stores in 16 states helped raise $848,594.07 for Special Olympics in June. In partnership with the Coca-Cola Co., Casey’s sold $1 pinups with proceeds donated to Special Olympics Iowa. Special Olympics athletes and …
Read MoreGoogle starts new services for veterans
Google has added tools and resources to help veterans find jobs, and has given USO a $2.5 million grant to provide training and career guidance. Service members can now search for “jobs for veterans” and …
Read MoreCreating greater empathy and inclusion in the workplace
When you know someone’s story, it’s hard not to feel a connection.
For the past six years, an Indiana-based nonprofit group called the Facing Project has worked with communities across the country to help tell …
NOTEBOOK: An implausible trivia team
A murder of crows, a flock of sheep, a herd of deer, an implausibility of … what?
That was one of just a few trivia questions on Tuesday night that stumped me, my colleague Perry …
NOTEBOOK: Going up? New smart elevators get you there more efficiently
Hub Tower is getting a cool upgrade to its elevator system that’s designed to move passengers to their floors more quickly and efficiently. I experienced the new “destination dispatch” system during a recent visit to …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Top post?
At an awards show Aug. 23 celebrating the work of social media strategists in Iowa, it was only right to remember our state tweeter-in-chief: Chuck Grassley.
At the 2018 Hashie Awards by the Social Media …