Ernst talks labor shortages, infrastructure during stop in Maquoketa
MAQUOKETA, Iowa — U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, blamed unemployment expansion and other issues for the labor shortages that plagued some of the Jackson County…
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Millennial business owners make their mark
The generation known as millennials is changing business ownership. This group, ages 22 to 41, has a passion for bringing their entrepreneurial ideas to fruition…
Use your stimulus payment wisely
We’re now more than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s been quite a year with lockdowns, quarantines and a very slow, deliberate reopening. Many…
What all new hires need to learn
During the past two decades, I have created a variety of new hire orientation programs and worked with numerous employees as they joined a new…
Peloton recalls treadmills, halts sales, after a child dies
NEW YORK — Peloton is recalling about 125,000 of its treadmills less than a month after denying they were dangerous and saying it would not…
Key things to consider when starting a business
Starting a business is a difficult decision, and a critical part is determining how you’re going to pay for this venture. It is important to…
Business really holds the key to change
It seems to me that there is a lot of dissatisfaction between and among people for a thousand reasons, large and small. Internationally, we can’t…
How to lead without formal authority
Who is the leader? Is it someone with a specific title, a handful of direct reports or just a lot of experience? As organizational hierarchies…
Virtual events: The show must go on
As we continue to navigate our new (virtual) reality, one thing is becoming increasingly clear — the way we approach events for the foreseeable future…
The luck and influence of the Irish across the globe
“The Irish Diaspora: Tales of Emigration, Exile and Imperialism” by Turtle Bunbury; Thames & Hudson (304 pages, $34.95) Ireland’s greatest export always was its people….