Gov. Terry Branstad’s decision earlier this month to effectively fire Iowa Utilities Board member Sheila Tipton and demote Board Chair Libby Jacobs is one of the more bizarre actions he’s taken since returning to office …
BY MICHELLE DECLERCK | Founder, Conference Event Management
Editor’s Note: This piece by Michelle DeClerck is the first in a seven-part series focusing on the importance of community involvement and volunteering for women to …
Anne Roth, 25, was recently hired by Sen. Charles Grassley as the finance director for his 2016 campaign. It’s a lot of responsibility for someone so young, but as Grassley said, “I knew she had …
Take a quick scan our 2015 Book of Lists Most Influential Business Leader list.
If you are like Jean Baker, owner of Jean M. Baker & Associates, you’re likely disappointed.
And so am I.
There …
I surprise others all the time when I share that I have several fantastic mentors I meet with on a …
Economist James Paulsen often looks back to predict the future. He isn’t always right, but his track record is better than most.
The Iowa State University graduate typically writes one to three newsletters each month …
BY PARITOSH KASOTIA | Former team lead, Iowa Energy Office
The instructor asked a question. I knew the answer and desperately wanted to participate, but I didn’t speak.
Throughout my life, this story repeated …
The proposal to build a new $420 million terminal at Des Moines International Airport has been described as the largest vertical public construction project ever proposed in Iowa.
To understand what that means, it helps …
“How do you make cows cool?”
Zach Mannheimer leaned over and asked me that during the midst of our Feb. 25 Power Breakfast exploring the Cultivation Corridor …
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