On Leadership: Business Record newsmakers make news with top industry awards
Suzanna de Baca, President and Group Publisher, Business Publications Corp. Friday, July 2, 2021 6:00 AM
“Helping businesses do business better.”
That is our mission and our mantra at the Business Record, the flagship publication of Business Publications Corporation (BPC). Over the last 18 months, we have been laser-focused on bringing you – our readers – information to help you navigate the constant changes generated by the pandemic and related economic and social upheaval. As such, it was particularly meaningful for the Business Record to once again be recognized with several prestigious awards by our industry peers at the annual Alliance of Area Business Publishers (AABP) Awards last week. Congratulations go to the Business Record team and thanks go to you for your continued support and engagement.
On Leadership: Iowa She-roes inspire todayâs leaders
BY SUZANNA de BACA , President and group publisher, Business Publications Corp. Friday, March 5, 2021 6:00 AM
March is Women’s History Month, a time to reflect and celebrate the accomplishments of female role models. Right here in Iowa, countless women have shaped and advanced our state and made a difference in our lives, including the 180 particularly noteworthy women honored in the Iowa Women’s Hall of Fame.
While I had been familiar with the Iowa Women’s Hall of Fame, an endeavor of the Iowa Commission on the Status of Women, I revisited it last year when preparing for the launch of the Business Record’s Fearless initiative. San Wong, director of the Department of Human Rights, which oversees the Commission, provided me access to archival photos and biographies of the Hall of Fame inductees and I immediately fell headlong into history. I was riveted by the stories of these smart, courageous local