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Apple River State Bank APPOINTED: Sandy Frank as manager of the Scales Mound, Ill., office. She started in 2001 as a teller in Scales Mound…
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What have you learned today?
The year 2020 will be marked by most as one nearly everyone will wish they could forget. The pain surrounding COVID-19, store stock outs, remote…
A look at 2 threats our nation faces
As I see it, there are two apparent threats we face nationally at this time. The first one is China. The communist party there has…
Great collaborators do these 4 things
Collaboration is at the center of high performing teams. Yet it doesn’t always come naturally. People come to work with strong opinions, different working styles…
Is this question confusing or profound?
Is this question confusing or profound to you? “People will buy despite you, but will it be from you?” When I first heard this a…
Annual exams during the pandemic
There was a recent CDC report that stated 40% of Americans have avoided or delayed seeking medical care during the pandemic due to concerns about…
What we got wrong in the fog of MAGA about the white working class
book details “The Riches of This Land: The Untold, True Story of America’s Middle Class” by Jim Tankersley; PublicAffairs (320 pages, $28) In July 1969,…
Salute to Women
8 tips for holding a brainstorming session remotely
Need to brainstorm a creative solution for a business challenge you’re facing, but everyone on your team is working from home? Good news: Fresh ideas,…
Executive moves
MedOne hires VP, director MedOne, in Dubuque, hired Cabe Butler as vice president of information technology and Eric Rile as director of pricing and analytic….