When an Iowa family cannot find suitable child care, it’s bad news for the family. But the ripple effects of that unmet need stretch much further. Panelists discussing Iowa’s child care crisis emphasized the issue’s broad relevance at an Aug. Read more…
Pictured above: Azaree Shakshak, center, assists Serenity Jackson and Michelle Gill at Oakridge Neighborhood’s Summer Blast Camp on Aug. 3 at Edmunds Elementary School in Des Moines. Photo by Duane Tinkey. Editor’s note: With a new school year starting, Fearless decided Read more…
The S&B Investing Club. Seated from left: Kathleen Murrin, Maureen Keehnle, Chris Sidwell, Beth Stelle Jones and Mary Riche. Standing: Bonnie Green, Becky Anthony and Lillian Dittrick. On screen is Cheryl Morton, tuning in from Santa Fe, N.M., and on Read more…
Editor’s note: Adverse Childhood Experiences, also known as ACES, are traumatic events that happen to a person ages 0 to 17. Examples include physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, the death of a parent, the incarceration of a parent, witnessing a parent Read more…
The Business Record’s 2023 Women of Influence celebration at the Des Moines Marriott Downtown on Aug. 3 was an evening of networking, gratitude and reflection. The 10 honorees in the Business Record’s 24th Women of Influence recognition shared thoughts about Read more…
Did you know that companies that develop a strong bench of leaders are six times more likely to engage and retain top talent than organizations that do not? That finding was reported in a new 2023 Global Leadership Forecast conducted by consulting firm DDI, Read more…
Growing up, when school was out for the summer, I would make homework assignments for myself – anything from geography quizzes to memorizing lines from the Gettysburg Address. I, of course, was also a big fan of summer reading challenges. And Read more…
