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The Secret Sauce of Great Leadership
By Anna Mason, Anna Mason Consulting
If I ask you to name the top five characteristics of great leadership — quick, off the top of your head — what comes to mind? If you’re a student of …
Read MoreThe Elbert Files: A century-old derecho?
In the early hours of June 28, 1924, a major storm passed through Des Moines. Most news reports called it a tornado. If it was, it was the only tornado in recorded history to ever …
Read MoreWhat they’re checking out: Week of June 28
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 MoreNew national events hosted in Des Moines as summer starts
Greater Des Moines has hosted several national events during June in addition to several annual events. The region has seen the Principal Charity Classic, the World Pork Expo, Ironman 70.3, and the NASCAR Cup Series …
Read MoreAmerican PCS announces $50,000 cybersecurity grant fund for local nonprofits
American PCS, an IT support and cybersecurity services provider in the Council Bluffs and Omaha metro area, has announced $50,000 in grant funding to help local nonprofit organizations strengthen their cybersecurity measures. Nonprofits in Iowa …
Read MoreIEDA: SPAL USA temporarily pauses plans for Ankeny expansion, likely planning larger project
The U.S. subsidiary of Italian-based machinery component maker SPAL Automotive is temporarily pausing its $35 million expansion plan for a manufacturing, distribution and office facility in Ankeny.
But Iowa Economic Development Authority officials said today …
Iowa’s labor force participation slips, unemployment rate unchanged at 2.8% in May
The number of workers in Iowa’s labor force continued to drop in May, as the state’s unemployment rate remained unchanged from April at 2.8%, according to data released today by Iowa Workforce Development.
Iowa’s labor …
Meet new leader of 6th Avenue Corridor
As a child, Jasmine Brooks’ playthings frequently included scrap pieces of lumber, nails, tape measures, hammers and other things used by her father to build or renovate houses.
The scrap lumber was used to make …
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Read MoreWhat they’re checking out: Week of June 7
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 …
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