Keeping broadcast media local in the dereg era
Rick Sellers might be the ultimate business leader in the Corridor.
He just sold radio station KMRY for $700k. He bought it (as the majority...
Iowa is an example of responsible budgeting
Sound fiscal policy must begin with spending restraint. Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Republican-led Iowa Legislature continued to follow pro-growth fiscal conservatism during the...
Celebrating the fastest
The Corridor Business Journal was again privileged to host the 14th annual Fastest Growing Companies awards event last week. (See related story on page...
Resigning responsibly
Did you know resignation is a process?
Some people feel that “I quit!” is the best way to resign. It is direct. My suggestion is...
Van Meter, GreenState continue growth
Van Meter Inc., a 50% partner in Werner Ventures LLC, the legal entity that owns Minnesota-based Werner Electric, purchased the remaining business from MacDonald...
Nine habits that cause unnecessary trouble
Most of us are talented at excusing personal habits as trivial idiosyncrasies or minor infractions. Yet, they can form a clear picture of who...
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 history. Following a year of the COVID-19 pandemic and...
Shifting from ‘post & pray’ to nurturing a workforce pipeline
If you would have told me in 2007 that the work, we do at de Novo would be so heavily involved in human resources,...
Solar farm next best thing
The irony of what is happening in Palo with a proposed large-scale solar farm is too rich to ignore.
NextEra Energy chose to close Palo’s...
Maintaining civility on the job
From cliquish colleagues to bullying bosses, work can be uncivil at times. Even in the age of Zoom meetings and virtual calls, interactions can...