I was recently quite surprised to confront a fear I didn’t even know I had. While driving across a bridge over the Mississippi River on a trip to Wisconsin, I experienced a panic attack, which …
Iowa’s economy appears to have stalled and may be sliding backward.
Seven of the eight economic factors that make up the Iowa Department of Revenue’s Iowa Leading Indicators Index were below par in the most …
The last time Des Moines made major changes in downtown traffic patterns was 70 years ago when more than a dozen streets were converted from two-way to one-way traffic.
The goal in 1953 was to …
I have good news and bad news for Iowa Democrats.
The good news is that the New York Times recently reported Democrats nationally are benefiting from the U.S. Supreme Court’s year-old Dobbs decision, which overturned …
This is part of a series on effective communication for leaders and organizations.
Early in my career, I got some great advice from a colleague who was very successful. He told me when I was …
An amazing number of things had to happen in the distant past for each of us to exist. I learned that from “Finding Your Roots,” Henry Louis Gates’ public television show that traces the genealogy …
My friend K.C. was at the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park, lying on his back …
It is hard to believe that it has been more than 18 years since I joined the Greater Des Moines Partnership team. As I make the transition from the president and CEO of the Partnership …
“If you want to be an effective leader, you need to excel in communication. In fact, the success of your business relies …
It’s time Iowans rediscover Alexander von Humboldt.
Yes, that Humboldt – the Prussian polymath who was friends with Thomas Jefferson and Simón Bolívar; the guy for whom a north Iowa county and city are named. …
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