Opinion
Opening doors to the future, right here at home
Every day, we ask young people one of life’s biggest questions: What do you want to be when you grow up? For many students, the answer changes as quickly as they discover new interests. At Kirkwood’s Workplace Learning Connection (WLC),…
Nine habits that cause unnecessary trouble
Most of us are talented at excusing personal habits as trivial idiosyncrasies or minor infractions.…
Workplaces have important role to play in employee mental health
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and it comes at a unique time in our…
Shifting from ‘post & pray’ to nurturing a workforce pipeline
If you would have told me in 2007 that the work, we do at de…
Solar farm next best thing
The irony of what is happening in Palo with a proposed large-scale solar farm is…
Maintaining civility on the job
From cliquish colleagues to bullying bosses, work can be uncivil at times. Even in the…
What are the damages and liability for a road rage incident?
If, as a part of your business, you or your employees drive as a part…
Iowa banks deliver crucial PPP funds
If there is one thing the successful execution of the Paycheck Protection Program in Iowa…
Celebrate Inteconnex’s new HQ
Congratulations to Inteconnex for its new Cedar Rapids headquarters in the Fountains in northeast Cedar…
The ethics of marketing
Businesses exist to provide products or services to consumers, but there are a few core…
Make it OK to not be OK in the workplace
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and it is important to remember that mental health…
K-shaped recovery gives way to great resurgence
The United States’ first quarter economic data showed 6.4% growth for the first three months…
Wise to end pandemic unemployment program
Everything is political or perceived as political nowadays, including Gov. Kim Reynolds’ move to end…
The UI’s competitive advantage with Barbara Wilson
The hiring of Barbara Wilson as the new president of the University of Iowa is…
Support needed for college and career exploration
As we recover from COVID-19, Iowa is confronted with many challenges, among them a growing…
Not better off
When Bruce Harreld was hired as the president of the University of Iowa in 2015…
