Posts by kmeyer
Safeguarding startup banking
Leaders in Iowa’s entrepreneurial community say the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in early March were isolated incidents, but they are likely to affect how Iowa startups and investors approach and evaluate …
Read MoreOn the Move: Week of April 21
Nadja Wirth
SVN Create Commercial Real Estate
Hired as commercial real estate adviser – agent
nadja.wirth@svn.com
Nick George
Hubbell Realty Co.
Promoted to senior accountant
nick.george@hubbellrealty.com
Stacie Glienke
Hubbell Realty Co.
Promoted to senior accounting …
Iowa’s historic tax credit preservation program
Since the fiscal year that began July 1, 2017, 175 projects have been awarded Historic Preservation Tax Credits, according to information provided by the Iowa Economic Development Authority. The chart includes 20 projects that have …
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On Leadership: Are you ready to lead your organization through digital transformation?
I recently had the chance to interview Adam Davidson, co-founder of NPR’s “Planet Money,” when he was in town for the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s Small Business Success Summit. Davidson and I chatted about his …
Read MoreThe Elbert Files: Farming myths
It’s spring cleaning time, when we throw out things we no longer use or need. This year, let’s also get rid of some myths that clog up our ability to make rational decisions.
At the …
Read MoreOn Leadership: Leading through loss in the workplace
Over the course of my career, I have experienced a great deal of traumatic loss in the workplace. Living through 9/11 when I worked in Manhattan’s Financial District was something that took me years to …
Read MoreWhat they’re checking out: Week of March 31
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 MoreMeet the Business Record’s 2023 class of Forty Under 40
Belonging
This series was reported by Emily Kestel, Michael Crumb, Sarah Bogaards and Nora Felder.
Editor’s note: This is part three of a three-part series looking at how the state’s history and values play a role …
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