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Management truths are ‘undercover’


Whether we realize it or not, as leaders we are leaving a legacy with the decisions we make and the actions we take. We leave our legacy daily, and it can be good or bad. …

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Iowa Innovation Council sets goals for innovation

Last fall, President Barack Obama announced a national innovation strategy that would help drive entrepreneurial businesses and hopefully lead to the creation of new jobs. Also aiding the national innovation effort were the inclusion of …

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Spotlight shining on equal pay


Equal pay for equal work has been a legal requirement for decades now. Talk about stricter enforcement has gone on awhile, too. But it might behoove all employers to straighten out any gender-based pay issues …

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UNI adds business ‘readiness’


Only about 5 percent of all college business schools are worthy of accreditation from AACSB International, the gold standard for business school accreditation worldwide. Last spring, a rigorous review process culminated in AACSB granting the …

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Unemployment benefits claims fall to lowest in almost two years

The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that initial claims for unemployment benefits dropped at the beginning of June, a sign that there were fewer factory closings than expected.

For the week ending in July …

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Recruiting up, but corporate upheaval coming

Employers reported an increase in recruiting efforts for new positions, indicating a greater urgency to build their staffs, according to a Dice Holdings Inc. survey. Employers and recruiters reported that the time it takes to …

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New consulting firm helps entrepreneurs gain ‘traction’

One of motivational speaker Zig Ziglar’s best-known sayings is “You will get all you want in life if you help enough other people get what they want.”

The expression rings true for Alan Richardson, executive …

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SEED program encourages entrepreneurship


ISED Ventures hopes to recruit, train and assist about 90 aspiring entrepreneurs through the latest expansion of its microenterprise program.

The Southview Expanded Entrepreneur Development Program (SEED) aims to support individuals in Polk, Warren, Dallas, …