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Business Record 11-17-23
Cover Story: Tauscheck reflects on listening tour as Partnership begins crafting 2024 priorities
Focus: Health Care
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Read MoreA Closer Look: Ryan Moffatt
When Ryan Moffatt was in high school, his guidance counselor asked him what he wanted to study in college.
He replied without hesitation: City planning.
“I just knew from an early age that I loved …
Read MoreTurning mines into vines
What they’re checking out: Week of Nov. 10
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 MoreOn Leadership: Leading when you don’t have all the answers
When I was younger, I assumed that leaders knew what they were doing. I worked at various companies where strategy or plans were not obvious or not communicated well, and I was annoyed when my …
Read MoreBusiness Record 11-10-23
Cover Story: New Des Moines conference to focus on employee resource groups, inclusion efforts
Focus: Diversity and Inclusion
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Read MoreEmployers expect to slow pay hikes in 2024, continue to add positions
Employers plan to increase hiring and continue to offer pay increases in 2024, although those increases will be tempered, according to the Palmer Group’s 2024 Salary Guide, which was released Nov. 1.
The guide is …
Read MoreInvested in the HR profession
Jessica Meisner comes from a family of human resource professionals.
She recalls as she was growing up, she would bring her mom’s policy manuals home to read. Meisner’s parents, Joe and Joyce Gitch, were part …
Read MoreA Closer Look: Wendy Mihm-Herold
Just as she thought her career would be winding down, Wendy Mihm-Herold’s aspiration of working for an organization with statewide reach came true when she became president and CEO of Iowa Jobs for America’s Graduates, …
Read MoreBusiness Record 11-3-23