Posts by maceyshofroth
Meet the owners of Beal Derkenne Construction, the company working on the 33-story 515 Walnut tower project
Andy Beal and Michael Derkenne grew up in Australia and met in 1998 while attending the University of Newcastle north of Sydney. Today, they are leading construction of the 33-story 515 Walnut tower in downtown …
Read MoreWhat they’re checking out: Week of Feb. 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 …
Read MoreThe Elbert Files: Famous Iowa writers and fictional characters
Recent columns about famous Iowans generated several additional names, including John Wayne, born in Winterset; Gary Cooper, who attended Grinnell College; and the Everly Brothers, who launched their singing careers from Shenandoah.
Other suggestions led …
Read MoreFrom student to leader: UI alum Adam Keune returns as JPEC director
In 2006, Adam Keune arrived at the University of Iowa as a business student drawn to entrepreneurship. The university’s John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (JPEC) was his opportunity to explore that path, which would ultimately bring …
Read MoreOn Leadership: Thriving in the age of disruption
Back in my MBA days, the concept of “disruption” wasn’t exactly a household term. Our professor Clayton Christensen’s groundbreaking work, “The Innovator’s Dilemma,” which addressed disruption, was still a few years away. Technology, while exciting, …
Read MoreThe Elbert Files: Left-brain success stories
Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part series about famous Iowans. Read part one on businessrecord.com.
I wrote last week that most “famous Iowans” had to leave the state to get noticed. This …
Read MoreThe Elbert Files: Famous former Iowans
Editor’s note: This is the first in a two-part series about famous Iowans. Read part two in the Jan. 24 edition of the of the Business Record.
More Iowans have found fame by leaving than …
Read MoreWhat they’re checking out: Week of Jan. 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 MoreEconomic Forecast Preview: What’s ahead in 2025?
With a new presidential administration set to influence and change policy, questions about the direction the Federal Reserve will take with interest rates, a rise in global uncertainty and labor issues that continue to challenge …
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