During college, Matt Daniels learned the ins and outs of home construction while working during the summers for a homebuilder.
“That’s where I got excited about the business,” said Daniels, who in March became director …
The child care crisis has been simmering for decades across the state and country. In 2020, it boiled over when Iowa lost a third of its child care slots.
Seeing that child care was crucial …
Quinton Leith’s Iowa roots extend back to his family’s farm near Creston; his wife is also an Iowa native, from Centerville. So when he had the opportunity to work remotely for his Chicago-based employer, private …
A funny thing happened as developer Scott Cutler passed through Houston a couple of years ago.
A dating app he was using matched him with a person who was commuting near the Houston airport. Cutler, …
Iowa native Melissa Ness is using her leadership experience with professional employer organizations to build a new entrepreneurial venture with Connectify HR. Launched in August 2021, Connectify’s mission as a professional employer organization (PEO) is …
For Candi Karsjens, running lemonade stands and selling Girl Scout cookies while growing up in Mason City weren’t just fun childhood activities but also her earliest memories of being entrepreneurial.
She didn’t know then that …
After discovering her love for animals would not translate into a career in veterinary or animal science, Jill Klindt embraced her natural skill in math and left Iowa State University with an accounting degree in …
Since September 2020, Lindsay Racey has led CareMore Health’s Central East region, which includes Iowa, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin and Illinois; she’s based in Des Moines. Before joining CareMore, she worked for 14 years in nonprofit …
Nalo Johnson says she’s been with Mid-Iowa Health Foundation long enough — since mid-November — that she’s gotten beyond the introductory phase and is “getting to the fun stuff now.”
Johnson, who has worked …
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