Archive for February 2020
Ivy College of Business’ full-time MBA achieves gender equity
The incoming class for the full-time Master of Business Administration program at Iowa State University’s Ivy College of Business marks a milestone that a majority of MBA programs nationwide are still aspiring to reach — …
Read MoreSecond-Chance Opportunities for Electronics as Consumption Trends Change
BY CARLY FLAWS, Director of Marketing, Goodwill of Central Iowa
The electronic revolution has changed the way we live, communicate and connect with people around the world. We live in a technology-obsessed era, upgrading our …
Read MoreMotivation
BY ROWENA CROSBIE, president, Tero International
What motivates you to do a good job? Have you found that you are more productive when you are motivated? What about when you don’t want to tackle a …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Three more thoughts on nonprofits and corporate giving
The cliche of nonprofit consolidation By Chris Conetzkey
There’s no question there are a lot of pressures on nonprofits. Many of the challenges — technology, fighting for funding, wages and employment pressures — seem like …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Maybe it’s in the genes: Meyer’s son named Julliard provost
The Partnership’s Gene Meyer is a proud papa. His son, 1998 Valley High School grad Adam Meyer, was just named provost of the Juilliard School, the prestigious New York City-based private performing arts conservatory. In …
Read MoreMcLellan: Experts don’t hide their expertise
Over the last several weeks, we’ve been talking about the rising effectiveness of marketing and selling from a position of being an expert or authority and some of the elements you’ll need to embrace if …
Read MoreThe Elbert Files: Bad debt vs. good debt
The U.S. government and the state of Iowa are headed in opposite directions on debt accumulation. While federal officials pile it on, Iowa leaders shun it.
Both are wrong.
The federal deficit totals more than …
Read MoreAlchemy Community Transformations has new name to reflect its work in rural America
It’s easy for an outsider to understand what the water and transportation teams at Clive-based McClure Engineering Co. do. They deal with civil engineering and other work related to, you guessed it, water and transportation. …
Read MoreJudge: New federal courthouse has more space, more security
Before Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger was confirmed as a federal judge, she received a phone call from a mentor.
“My mentor judge called me in December of 2015 and said, ‘You know if you get this …
Read MoreA look behind ciLive! 2020
A sci-fi screenwriter and director, an Egyptologist and a motorcycle rider with a knack for million-dollar business communications — these are only three of the 15 individuals preparing to take center stage at Des Moines …
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