How can women executives better prepare for service as board directors? A panel of women with experience on for-profit boards will share their knowledge at “Des Moines Women in the Boardroom” on Oct. 26.
The …
Bill Gray was 54 years old when he went from being a well-paid worker in a skilled industrial job to another Iowa unemployment statistic.
After 30 years in the heavy-equipment industry as a painter, the …
When small business owners take time off, they may temporarily turn over the management of their operations to trusted staff members.
Business owners who have a business continuity plan in place are able to enjoy …
The economy took another blow in September with the loss of 95,000 jobs, CNNMoney.com reported.
It was a bigger-then-expected hit for an already struggling job market, as cash-strapped governments continued to shed positions and business …
For the last 17 years, the West Des Moines comprehensive plan has been a document changing with the demands of development.
“We were moving along pretty well, and then a little project called Jordan Creek …
Last spring was the season for “retirement” parties. The Des Moines Register reported that about 10 percent of Iowa’s state government workers chose to retire early under a package of incentives. This appears to be …
Upper Iowa University President Alan Walker on Tuesday issued a challenge to raise $1 million to fund student scholarships. The university has conducted the Team Peacock Scholarship Fund Drive each year since 2005, primarily by …
Once, she ruled her corner of the world. She made the rules and enforced them; went where she pleased; and returned at her leisure. Her inferiors shaped their schedules around hers.
Now she spends her …
The New York Post last week quoted a business blog, Footnoted, which suggested that Meredith Corp. paid Jack Griffin more than it had to when he left his job as president of the company’s national …
Gov. Chet Culver yesterday presented the Iowa Freedom Award to four organizations in recognition of their support of their National Guard and Reserve employees. Recipients of the 2010 Iowa Freedom Awards in the large employer …
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