Posts by kmeyer
Belonging
This series was reported by Emily Kestel, Michael Crumb, Sarah Bogaards and Nora Felder.
Editor’s note: This is part two of a three-part series looking at how the state’s history and values play a role …
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Belonging
This series was reported by Emily Kestel, Michael Crumb, Sarah Bogaards and Nora Felder. All photos are contributed, except where otherwise noted.
Editor’s note: As a business publication, one of the most pressing issues we’ve covered …
Read MoreA conversation on inclusion with Joshua Barr
Editor’s note: This interview with Joshua Barr, owner of Raising the Barr LLC and former director of the Des Moines Civil and Human Rights Commission, is part of a Business Record series on workplace inclusion …
Read MoreA conversation with author and professor Matt Walsh on Iowa’s refugee resettlement
This interview has been lightly edited and condensed for clarity
What were some of your main takeaways from writing the book “The Good Governor: Robert Ray and the Indochinese Refugees of Iowa”?
I was just …
Read MoreAttracting and Retaining Talent
BY ROWENA CROSBIE, president, Tero International
One branch of behavioral economics seeks to understand how incentives influence behavior. In his excellent 2019 book titled “Loonshots,” author Safi Bahcall provides examples of how skewed financial incentives …
Read MoreWhat they’re checking out: Week of Mar. 3
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 MoreOn the Move: Week of March 3
Cara Kroeger
F&G
Hired as senior financial analyst
cara.kroeger@fglife.com
Jason Van Dusen
F&G
Hired as lead software engineer
jason.vandusen@fglife.com
Tiffany Ziegler
F&G
Hired as PMO systems analyst
tiffany.ziegler@fglife.com
Jamie LaDronka
F&G
Hired as manager, GRC…