MJ Properties Is True to Ankeny’s Schools
If you believe the bumper stickers around Ankeny, once you’re a Hawk, you’re always a Hawk. But when Ankeny opened a second high school, some residents worried that [ Read more... ]
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A Conversation With Reo Menning
Menning becomes executive director at Metro Waste Authority. In May, Reo Menning was appointed executive director of Metro Waste Authority, after serving as the [ Read more... ]
How To Think About Marketing Going Into 2015
Yesterday I was driving along thinking to myself, “How many contractors, large, small, medium, whatever, would still be around today, if they advertised during the good [ Read more... ]
5 Success Limiting Actions Contractors Should Avoid
Having grown my own contracting business and worked with hundreds of business owners seeking to do the same I have come to recognize five specific things I think dramatically [ Read more... ]
Should You Hire for Skills or for Personality?
One of the most difficult decisions a company has to make when hiring a new employee is whether they should be hired for skills or personality. On the one hand—skills are [ Read more... ]