Posts by kmeyer
How Well-positioned are You for Change?
BY ROWENA CROSBIE, president, Tero International
How resilient are you when disruption happens? How well-positioned are you to take advantage of opportunities presented by change? Check out this Tero Tips video to challenge your thinking …
Read MoreWhat they’re checking out: Week of Mar. 1
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 MoreThe Elbert Files: Addictive sports betting
Sports betting, like cancer rates and bad water, is a growing problem in Iowa.
There’s a relatively simple solution – limiting advertising – which I’ll get to in a minute. But first, some background.
Sports …
Read MoreAddressing racial disparities
Data in the 2020 One Economy report tells a story about the disparities Black residents in Polk County face. For example, in 2019, Des Moines was named the 10th-best city for business and careers; however, …
Read MoreGiving Back 2024
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Read MoreGet to know Jay Reavis, president of brokerage services at Holmes Murphy
Jay Reavis got his start with Holmes Murphy in 2002 as an intern at one of the company’s subsidiaries after meeting Holmes Murphy’s then-CEO while working at a sunglasses shop in Valley West Mall. …
Read MoreBPC announces new racial equity advisory board members
The Business Record launched its racial equity advisory board in 2020 as an initiative of the newsroom to regularly hear feedback about how coverage could be more representative and what stories related to racial equity …
Read MoreThe Elbert Files: Removing the safety net
It was a bright winter day when I saw my friend K.C. deep in thought at the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park. He was looking at Dutch artist Willem de Kooning’s “Reclining Figure” sculpture.…
Read MoreWhat they’re checking out: Week of Feb. 9
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 MoreNational Engineers Week 2024
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