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For the fifth year in a row, Kunkel and Associates have been named by Integrity Insurance in its Leadership Circle. Only three insurance agencies in…
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Graduating into a recession — How to avoid a career-long setback
If you’re graduating from college or otherwise entering the job market, in this year of pandemic, you might have heard about the lifetime of hardships…
Meet a local leader: Charlie Hartig
Charlie Hartig, Hartig Drug Co. Chief Executive Officer Charlie Hartig serves as Chief Executive Officer of Hartig Drug Co., a local, family-owned and operated group…
Remember farm safety during COVID-19 pandemic
The 2019 growing season brought many challenges for farmers, including wet planting and harvest seasons. The 2020 growing season has its challenges already with the…
Finding calm in the storm
In the midst of a health and economic crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic, business owners and leaders find themselves scrambling to respond to immediate…
Leading when it hits the fan
Like any writer who pens a column, I keep a list of topics to reduce the panic when it comes time to author a new…
Post COVID-19 world
The coronavirus has had a significant influence the past couple of months on nearly everyone’s life and our culture’s way of life. The question scholars…
The power of pork
Did you know that the average American consumes about 50 pounds of pork per year? We enjoy bacon, sausage links, ribs, chops, shoulder, ham, steak…
This too shall pass
I am sitting in my bedroom as I write this. Normally this wouldn’t be worth mentioning, but this is my “new normal.” Since early spring…
Staying creative in a world of digital distraction
In our modern-day, tech-centric working world, it’s easy to become digitally distracted. If you are working in an office, your day is awash with constant…