Posts by pherteen
A Closer Look: April Schmaltz
April Schmaltz never lived in the same place for long while growing up.
She was born in Tennessee, spent most of her childhood in a small community called Buhler, Kan., and moved to Texas when …
Read MoreBusiness Record 3-29-24
McMichael retiring from Variety – the Children’s Charity of Iowa; Ingham named new executive director
Sheri McMichael has announced she is retiring from Variety – the Children’s Charity of Iowa after 23 years in the executive director role. She will step down in September 2024.
“It has been an incredible privilege to …
Read MorePerry sanitation company to layoff 76 workers
A company that sanitizes and cleans the Tyson Fresh Meats plant in Perry is closing, laying off 76 workers in late June, according to a notice posted this week on Iowa’s Worker Adjustment and Retraining …
Read MoreID.me will be required for unemployment claims beginning April 1
Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) has announced a successful testing period for the ID.me verification method used in the state’s unemployment system. ID.me will become the requirement for all claimants starting April 1. Since the testing …
Read MoreBusiness Record 3-22-24
Meet three startups in Iowa centering sustainability in their solutions
Sustainable solutions are a form of innovation. They often birth new technologies, ideas, mindsets and behaviors that differ from how consumers and businesses have traditionally interacted with the environment.
With agriculture as one of Iowa’s …
Read MoreBusiness Record 3-15-24
Cover Story: Meet three startups in Iowa centering sustainability in their solutions
Focus: Green Sustainability
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Read MoreHealth care insights: Leaders share 2024 trends in Iowa
Two months into 2024, Iowa health care leaders sat down with the Business Record to discuss the biggest challenges now and in the future, shared updates about new projects and initiatives, and explained the significance …
Read MoreBusiness Record 3-8-24
