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Developing ‘duck and cover’ in the age of cybersecurity threats

In the 1950s, the threat was nuclear, and even the schoolchildren were prepared.

The U.S. Civil Defense Administration enlisted the help of animators to create “Duck and Cover,” a short film featuring Bert the turtle…
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BEST THINGS TO HAPPEN: Showing community pride

Landing the first and second rounds of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, which runs March 21-23, 2019 at Wells Fargo Arena, amounted to scoring two top prizes in a few years, said Greg Edwards, president …

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Guest Opinion: Checking organizational learning disabilities

Organizations can suffer learning disabilities that prevent them from capitalizing on their experience, as Peter Senge argued in his classic, “The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization.”

Strategic planning develops a …

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Newsmaker Q&A: By the script

Liz Gilman’s life running Produce Iowa — think films made in Iowa, not apples — puts her in the middle of all kinds of negotiations with Academy Award winners and those who dream of winning …

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A Closer Look: Julia Lawler

Julia Lawler was named Principal Financial Group’s chief risk officer on Jan. 1; she succeeded Greg Elming, who retired from that position as of March 31. In mid-September, she was promoted to executive vice president …

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INSIDER NOTEBOOK — One Good Read: U.S. passports fall from No. 1

Not too many years ago, having a U.S. passport could get you into more countries without a visa than any other nation’s documents. Not so anymore. CNN reports that Japan now has the most powerful passport on the…
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NOTEBOOK: Treasuries: Short- vs. long-term & the inverted yield curve

Is the economy headed down? Well, maybe, if you believe in the inverted yield curve.

The yield curve charts the difference between the interest rate paid on short-term Treasury notes and long-term Treasury bonds. Long-term …

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NOTEBOOK: Let’s cover this topic — Greater D.M. -tree canopy

While perusing news releases recently, one on trees caught my eye. I contacted Leslie Berckes, program development and innovation director for Trees Forever. She provided some information and city-by-city comparisons on tree canopy, which she …

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NOTEBOOK: Grinnell Prize winner: It’s not just about reducing your carbon footprint

Melanie Marcel, this year’s winner of the $100,000 Grinnell College Innovator for Social Justice Prize, runs SoScience in Paris and spends her days trying to match companies with nongovernmental organizations and others who are trying …

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NOTEBOOK: Momboss at Principal

Working Mother magazine released its list of 100 Best Companies recently. It included a lot of large employers; some have Iowa operations, such as Bank of America, Deloitte and RSM, among others.

The list also …