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How Iowa’s workforce, location and infrastructure keep manufacturers coming
Manufacturing accounts for 17% of Iowa’s gross domestic product, contributing $35 billion annually to its economy and making it the state’s largest industry, according to the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA). The state’s central location, skilled workforce and network of…
Sarah Blais: Cultivating artists and leaders
Honored as the 2026 Emerging Woman of Influence, Sarah Blais is a solution-oriented leader with…
Karmen Wilhelm: Planting seeds of leadership across the Corridor
When you ask Karmen Wilhelm what her favorite part of her job as chief marketing…
Kelly Ward: Counseling students with “can-do” lessons
Helping college students navigate their academic experience with a “can-do” attitude is a priority for…
Shelly Maharry: Building a legacy in Johnson County
Shelly Maharry didn’t set out to lead one of Johnson County’s most impactful philanthropic organizations.…
Gina Landau: Breaking ground on a new path forward
In the world of Corridor real estate development, Gina Landau sees herself as a pioneer…
Kaly Etten: Building culture from the inside out
Kaly Etten is a human resources leader known for her people-first strategies that grow business…
Kelly Dybvig: Guiding others through the path of change
Through all the twists and turns of her career, Kelly Dybvig has relied on a…
For the Heartlanders, the biggest opponent is the bottom line
Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part series examining the Iowa Heartlanders professional…
Anne Dugger: Finding her calling
Anne Dugger describes her younger self as “a shiftless human being.” She left Coe College…
Dru Davis: Leading with a vision for opportunity
With a classic Midwestern upbringing in Reinbeck, Iowa, Dru Davis was taught that challenges are…
Molly Brown Miller: Finding her niche where people come first
With a degree in sociology, Molly Brown Miller didn’t intend to pursue a career in…
Nancy Bird: Bringing people, and organizations, together
Nancy Bird’s path to leading Johnson County’s premier economic development organization wound through Africa, Seattle,…
Iowa creates mechanism for rural site certification
After more than a decade of success attracting new and expanding companies to Iowa’s shovel-ready…
Bondurant leads the state in certified sites
The poster child of the Iowa Certified Sites program clearly would be the City of…
Iowa’s Certified Sites accelerating ‘speed to market’
Amazon. Conagra Foods. Fair Oaks Foods. Google. Kraft Heinz. Microsoft. QTS. Nestle Purina. Saber Industries.…
