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This column is the third in a series on family-owned business issues.
While clear communications are critical in any business, family-owned companies often face unique challenges when talking about the enterprise. Family issues and feelings …
In 1941, when members of the Des Moines Chamber of Commerce landed a U.S. Army National Guard base at the Des Moines Airport, they secured the airfield’s future for the …
My friend K.C. was inspecting an odd piece of art near the east end of the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park. The bronze sculpture by Martin Puryear is titled “Decoy,” although many think it …
Polk County voters will decide the future of Des Moines International Airport on Nov. 7.
Passage that day of a ballot issue for $350 million of airport bonds will secure funding for a new terminal …
This column is the second in a series on family-owned business issues.
Earlier in my career when I worked in wealth management, I assisted many business owners with the transfer of business ownership from one …
It was a hot September day when I saw my friend K.C. admiring Joel Shapiro’s untitled sculpture of a stick figure in the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park.
The legs are splayed in a …
Aaron Burr is the highest-ranking federal official ever charged with treason. His trial in 1807 resulted in an acquittal and helps explain why there have been few treason cases since then.
Like everything in Burr’s …
What I am about to propose is not likely. In fact, it’s probably more likely that Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds will be the Republican candidate for president or that Democrats will make a clean sweep …
This is the first in a series on family-owned business issues.
Did you know that Iowa ranks fifth among states with the most family-owned businesses?
Last year, a study published by Small Business Trends revealed …
Steffen Schmidt has a great question for anyone who wants to be president or serve in the next Congress.
Schmidt is Iowa State University’s semi-retired Lucken Professor of Political Science, and for my money, you …
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