The Insider Notebook

One of the topics that came up at our recent Power Breakfast titled “The Talent War II” was where employers can go to find some untapped pools of talent. While Des Moines’ unemployment rate is …

I helped (hopefully) spread some wisdom at the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s latest Seize the City intern event. GuideOne Insurance played host for the event, at which I had to get out from behind the …

Learning how to build and repair electronic components is a very hands-on exercise that takes more than its share of trial and error, says DMACC’s Brad Luhrs, a 30-year veteran in the industry. I interviewed …

Iowa native Darrell Cronk, who is currently president of the Wells Fargo Investment Institute in New York City, was in Des Moines recently. Coincidentally, his flight was among the last to land before air traffic …

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

ChildServe campaign
Johnston-based ChildServe has launched a $10 million fund drive called Forward Together. 
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Principal leadership…

Here’s a list of local people in the June 21 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 …

Although growth will likely continue to slow this year, the U.S. economy is on track to attain the longest economic recovery since the late 1940s, as the current expansion extends past the 10-year mark in …