Archive for August 2019
McLellan: Old school meets new school
Ten to 15 years ago, there was a lot of talk around the idea that marketers had saturated consumers’ mailboxes to the point that direct mail was no longer an effective medium. There was such …
Read MoreThe Elbert Files: A Lustron home story
When I asked Marty Peak what surprised him about the steel-paneled Lustron home he bought six years ago, he smiled.
“They never had any locks on these doors,” he said, referring to the sliding pocket …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Called out: We’ll never keep up with our reading list
Today I learned there’s a Japanese word for the act of collecting books you haven’t read: tsundoku. I feel a bit better knowing that — I’m the queen of having several books going at once, …
Read MoreWorkiva reports higher revenue, narrows quarterly loss
Workiva, a cloud provider of connected reporting and compliance services, reported a double-digit increase in revenues for the second quarter, and a smaller net loss compared with a year ago. The Ames-based company exceeded quarterly …
Read MoreGuest Opinion: Iowa employers have crucial role in improving workers’ health
Iowa has the fourth-highest adult obesity rate in the nation. Think about your workplace environment and whether you are combating or contributing to this epidemic:
• Does your employer provide healthy food for celebrations or …
REG’s sales up, but so are losses
Ames-based Renewable Energy Group, Inc. sold 14.8% more biofuel in the second quarter, year over year, but still saw its net loss rise to $57.6 million. Adjusted earnings showed a loss of $42.3 million. Revenues were …
Read MoreKirkwood Community College to host 2020 Iowa Rural Summit
The Hotel at Kirkwood Center at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids will host the fourth annual Iowa Rural Summit in 2020, the Iowa Rural Development Council announced this week. The summit is sponsored by …
Read More‘Building Your Baby From the Ground Up’
Some parents’ good intentions in helping their child to sit up or walk are instead leading to delays or abnormal development patterns that could adversely affect them into adulthood, warns a Des Moines chiropractor.
Chris …
Read MoreGrowing the future of produce
To see the technology behind the potential future of farming, you might first need to step indoors. In the case of Ames-based startup company Nebullam, their indoor farm is a 4,500-square-foot, high-ceilinged, air-conditioned warehouse on …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: In case you missed it…
In case you missed it…
A brief look back at news from the past week on BusinessRecord.com
Wells Fargo exec
Wells Fargo & Co. named Jim Hays president and head of St. Louis-based Wells Fargo …