Employers will have to work to determine their in-office culture and manage openings with ongoing labor challenges in 2024, according to employment experts who participated in the Business Record’s Jobs Outlook panel discussion held on Oct. 19.

During the event, the Business Record also named Jessica Meisner, vice president of human resources at UnityPoint Health, as the 2023 Dentons Davis Brown Human Resources Professional of the Year.

Panelists participating in the virtual event were David Leto, CEO of Palmer Group; Jenae Sikkink, senior vice president of talent development at the Greater Des Moines Partnership; Almardi Abdalla, vice president of family and workforce programs, Oakridge Neighborhood; Kathy Anderson, division administrator, business engagement at Iowa Workforce Development; and Peter Orazem, professor of economics at Iowa State University.