Archive for August 2023
The Elbert Files: One tough question
Steffen Schmidt has a great question for anyone who wants to be president or serve in the next Congress.
Schmidt is Iowa State University’s semi-retired Lucken Professor of Political Science, and for my money, you …
Read MorePreview: 90 ideas in 90 minutes
The Business Record is proud to once again produce one of our most popular events and publications: 90 Ideas in 90 Minutes. Nine Iowa leaders will share 10 of their best ideas – both big …
Read MoreA pulse on Iowa’s entrepreneurial ecosystem
During the recent innovationIOWA panel discussion, panelists provided a pulse on Iowa’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, saying the state is in a healthy position with opportunities to double down and continue growing.
Panelists:
Eric Engelmann, general partner,…Read MoreWhat they’re checking out: Week of August 25
As an ongoing feature, staff members at the Des Moines Public Library will recommend a business-related book to add to your reading list. Find this and more books like it at any of the Des …
Read MoreA Closer Look: Julie Iskow
Julie Iskow, who describes herself as being “born, raised, educated and employed” in the San Francisco Bay Area, has traded Silicon Valley for more time in the Silicon Prairie since joining Ames-based Workiva in 2019.…
Read MoreBusiness Record 8-25-23
Cover Story: A pulse on Iowa’s entrepreneurial ecosystem
Focus: Innovative Companies
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Read MoreOn the Move: Week of August 25
Beth Watkins
F&G
Promoted to lead IT auditor
beth.watkins@fglife.com
Cathy Failor
Whitfield & Eddy, PLC
Appointed to the board of Iowa Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators
failor@whitfieldlaw.com
Christine Procuniar
Fredrickson & Byron, PA…
State announces Iowa Women’s Hall of Fame and Cristine Wilson Medal honorees
The Iowa Commission on the Status of Women announced the honorees of the 2023 Iowa Women’s Hall of Fame and the Cristine Wilson Medal for Equality and Justice.
The state agency established the Iowa Women’s Hall …
Read MoreIowa State’s Ivy College of Business, CIRAS to host first digital strategy symposium
Attendees of the inaugural Ivy Digital Strategy Symposium on Sept. 21 at the Gateway Hotel Conference Center in Ames will have an opportunity to hear from industry leaders, learn about practices for digital strategies and …
Read MoreDrake, Polk County Conservation partner on restoration project
Drake University and Polk County Conservation will work together on the Brown’s Woods restoration and oak regeneration project. The initiative aims to increase carbon sequestration and biodiversity conservation through ecological restoration in Brown’s Woods, a …
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