Posts by lburt
On Leadership: What kind of leadership legacy will you leave?
What kind of leadership legacy will you leave?
“Legacy can seem far off and out of reach, but it doesn’t happen at journey’s end and it is not just for the rich and famous,” says …
Read MoreOn the Move: Week of February 17
Michelle Lubben
F&G
Hired as senior business systems analyst
michelle.lubben@fglife.com
Fanindra Ketkar
F&G
Hired as lead software engineer
fanindra.ketkar@fglife.com
Andrew Edwards
F&G
Hired as senior financial analyst
andrew.edwards@fglife.com
Tom Aman
F&G
Hired as actuarial assistant…
What they’re checking out: Week of Feb. 17
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 MoreUrban Dreams to expand food pantry
What 2023 holds for bars and restaurants
As much as we like to try, nobody can predict the future. People and businesses are settling into the new year and preparing for what’s ahead, but what is that exactly?
The easy answer is …
Read MoreThe Elbert Files: A Bright love story
This week’s Valentine Day-themed column is based on work I did in 2015 for the Bright Foundation.
One day in 1928, farm girl Lois Rynor drove her family’s Model T Ford to high school in …
Read MoreThe Elbert Files: Rebel Republican
Gov. Kim Reynolds was not the first Iowa Republican to conduct a high-profile campaign against fellow party members when she successfully supported primary challengers last year against Republican lawmakers who opposed her school voucher bill. …
Read MoreTraining Tech Teachers
By the time Iowa students return from summer break in fall 2023, all K-12 schools in Iowa will offer some computer science instruction as a result of a law passed by the Iowa Legislature in …
Read MoreOn the Move: Week of February 3
David Peeler
F&G
Hired as lead software engineer
david.peeler@fglife.com
Wendy Lowenberg
F&G
Hired as instructional designer
wendy.lowenberg@fglife.com
Sai Mallampally
F&G
Hired as senior data analyst
sai.mallampally@fglife.com
Rachel Sigmon
F&G
Hired as senior reinsurance annuity analyst…
The Elbert Files: Grand Avenue
The 7 3/4 -mile stretch of road we know as Grand Avenue was once anything but grand.
It is a compilation of three earlier streets, all with different names, none of which was Grand.
But …
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