Logistics
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SBA Week: 90%-Backed Loans & Ripping Red Tape
What the heck is small business week? SBA Regional Administrator Brad Zaun explains exactly how the agency guarantees loans through local banks, cuts red tape, and delivers free counseling, especially for rural and manufacturing entrepreneurs. Zaun highlights the new 90% food production loan program for meat processors, grocery stores, and local manufacturers to drive down…
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Apprenticeship week: parents still pushing 4 year degrees?
As we recognize apprenticeship week and the massive opportunity it brings, we learned an alarming number of parents are still pushing students to get 4-year college degrees. Why? Tim Felderman, Chair of the Iowa Apprenticeship council and Superintendent of Hampton-Dumont school district is concerned. Felderman explains why Iowa’s process is far more adaptive to business,…
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Should marketers still focus on written content? Iowa AI pro answers.
Follower numbers and web traffic aren’t meaningful numbers anymore. Iowa CMO and Comms leads need to switch focus to AI search and control mind share, not worry about vanity metrics. Iowa-based AI and search pro Ryan Doser explains why trust signals need to lead your marcom strategy. Doser details why audio-only podcasts are dead and what…
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Iowa employers are rallying to improve national position.
Joe Murphy, CEO of the Iowa Business Council, serves Iowa’s largest employers. The IBC represents $10 Billion of Iowa’s $240 Billion in revenues and Murphy discusses where Iowa ranks competitively. The Competitiveness Dashboard is an amazing tool used to inform policy makers to help the state become even more competitive—so many valuable tidbits. Not only…
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Kreg – A Lesson in Leading through Change
In the wise words of Heraclitus, a Greek Philosopher from 2500 years ago: “There is nothing permanent except change.” Over the past five years, Kreg has experienced its fair share of change, and finally, all pieces are falling into place. Leisa sits down with Karee Vernon, Kreg’s VP of HR, to delve into navigating these…
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Is my Logistics Partner Legit – Freight & Relationship Carriers
Freight, Relationship Carriers: Is My Logistics Partner Legit? Since Covid, the amount of double brokering and scamming in the freight industry has reached an all-time high. How do you protect your manufactured products from ill-reputed companies and intermediary brokers? Listen to this podcast as Leisa Fox interviews Craig Feller, with Toggle, about this frightening issue. …
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Local Des Moines Company Flipping Transportation Logistics on its Head
At Toggle, they ensure the customer knows what’s going on with your freight at each step of the journey. When you work with Toggle, they make sure you don’t miss a step in managing your freight business. They’re with you from the day you make your inquiry to the day the final invoice is received.…