h digitalfootprint web 728x90

Business Record Insider

DSC 6869

Connecting the gems

The steady creep of the Great Recession probably was going unnoticed in late 2007 and early 2008 unless you were losing your job, your retirement savings or a piece of development land.

When it struck …

DSC 6869

NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the September 7th Issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the July 27 issue of the Business Record and the page number of the article in which they are mentioned. Members can read all of this week’s stories …

DSC 6869

NOTEBOOK: In case you missed it…

In case you missed it…
A brief look back at news from the past week on BusinessRecord.com.

Mental health
Kristin Sauter is working to open up more discussion about the difficult and tragic topic of …

DSC 6869

NOTEBOOK: Now boarding

When Twitter feels bogged down in scandal and tragedy, I sometimes click over to the world of travel bloggers for some feel-good steals and inspiration. Naturally last week, all I got was airline outrage ? …

DSC 6869

NOTEBOOK: The 1031 gets an overhaul

So this Amish dairyman in eastern Iowa has a herd of cows that are literally in the way of his planned milking barn remodel. When he sells the cows — necessary to get them out …

DSC 6869

NOTEBOOK: Are you a ‘super saver’ when it comes to retirement?

With all of the headlines about how Americans aren’t saving enough for retirement, it turns out there’s a group of overachievers out there that we all might learn a thing or two from. 

According to …

DSC 6869

NOTEBOOK: We’ll all float on

Have you ever seen a flying pig? A speedy DMV line? A floating tractor? 

I can’t assist with those first two dreams, but if you’ve ever wondered what it would take to float a 13,630-pound …

DSC 6869

Making a big play in Iowa

Goldman Sachs is expanding its successful 10,000 Small Businesses training program for people leading small businesses with a statewide effort in Iowa, the company’s first such effort on this scale. 

The financial firm runs a …

DSC 6869

A Closer Look: Micah Kiel

For Micah Kiel, growing up in Southern California was a bit like a storybook of cultural diversity wrapped in sunny skies with mountains for a backdrop. That was true until 1992, when Kiel would have …

DSC 6869

What lessons did we learn from the Great Recession?

QUESTION: What was the key lesson you learned or a challenge you had to overcome due to the Great Recession? 

Eric Burmeister 
executive director, Polk County Housing Trust Fund

The Great Recession has had a …