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Innovation Q&A: Todd Krone, PowerPollen CEO

What would agriculture look like if producers had direct control over the pollination timing of their crops? In 2015, agtech startup PowerPollen co-founders Todd Krone and Jason Cope began experimenting in Krone’s garage with corn …
By KATE HAYDEN | Sep 15, 2021
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DART considers alternative transit models as it looks to better meet community’s changing needs

The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority is seeking public input on proposals for its future as the agency considers how it can best serve the community and its evolving needs.

 

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By MICHAEL CRUMB | Sep 15, 2021
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Answers to driver shortages found in expanded recruitment, regulatory change

The trucking industry is facing driver shortages that are expected to grow to being more than one million drivers short in the next decade if it doesn’t do more to improve recruiting and working conditions, …
By MICHAEL CRUMB | Sep 15, 2021
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On Leadership: The success of Iowa’s economy tied to the Latino community

When my New Mexican father came to Iowa in the early 1960s to join the faculty at Iowa State University, the Latino population in our state was sparse and often misunderstood. My father was also …
By SUZANNA de BACA | Sep 15, 2021
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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Good financial advice to your children: Give your money away

Remember when your parents told you to be sensible with your money? Apparently that’s not the most important money advice we should be giving to our kids. Instead, we should be teaching them to give …
By BPC Staff | Sep 14, 2021
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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: The case for a robust attack on the tax gap

Some individuals among America’s super-wealthy are serious tax scofflaws, a high-ranking Treasury Department official said this week. As MarketWatch reported, a U.S. Treasury article makes the case for increased funding for the Internal Revenue Service to step …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Sep 9, 2021
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Business Record 9-10-21

Cover story: Adding some ‘PEP’ to multiemployer retirement plans 

Focus: HR Trends: Employee Benefits

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By BPC Staff | Sep 9, 2021
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On The Move: Week ending September 5


Melissa McCarroll

Trilix

Hired as account manager

mmccarroll@trilix.com


PJ Myers

Trilix

Hired as copy editor

pjmyers@trilix.com


Brandon R. Underwood

Fredrikson & Byron

Promoted to shareholder

bunderwood@fredlaw.com


Jackson O’Brien

BrownWinick Law Firm

Hired as associate attorney…
By BPC Staff | Sep 9, 2021
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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: A look at the family that owns a share of the Bond franchise

Like James Bond movies? Then you’ll love a piece by The Hustle’s Mark Dent who writes about the family who secured a cut of the Bond movie rights in 1961 and have since raked in hundreds of …
By KATHY A. BOLTEN | Sep 9, 2021
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The future of corporate culture

The needs for more talent and strategies to welcome, include and retain a diverse workforce have been top concerns for business leaders in the past few years. Then a global pandemic, remote working and a …
By BPC Staff | Sep 8, 2021