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economic developer in Benton County,IA, lifelong learner, advocate for the greater good, #UofIowa alum, driven to lead

Benton County, IA
Joined July 2012
Collaborative leadership is critical for rural success. #IAruralsummit16
Rural America elected our next president. How are we going to hang together to show our influence? #IAruralsummit16
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LM Family - Scooters Coffee will be donating 100% of their proceeds on November 10th to Jennifer Perez and Family!
Be sure to Celebrate Manufacturing this week with @Clickstop and @KirkwoodCC! Learn more at: bdgia.com/blog/ #MFG16 #econdev
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Thanks @DebiDurham for the update, laughs and spending time with your @PDIowa family. Great way to end the Fall Conf. #pdiowa
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Ann Miller @spherion is telling @pdiowa audience "it's not about work/life balance; it's about work/life integration." #workforce
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Internships are definitely a game changer @greaterdubuque #pdiowa
Students recognize opportunities with engagement in the community @IowaSTEM #pdiowa
Be intentional in your imagery when using social media marketing. Use authentic images @Chatterkick #pdiowa
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It's a great honor to work with @PDIowa to ensure that our collective priorities of creating jobs & growing IA's economy are achieved.
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In Iowa, 80% of the growth comes from our existing business. @TerryBranstad @KimReynoldsIA #pdiowa
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We can use relationships with boomers and millennials to collaborate and share experiences. @Spherion #pdiowa
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Why not try stay interviews with young employees rather than exit interviews? @Spherion #pdiowa
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Think about how we get the younger generation involve with coaching and mentoring. @Spherion #pdiowa
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Engaged workers say: 1)pride in company 2) trust senior leadership 3) believe in company's future #pdiowa
Only 55% of companies are measuring retention drivers. This is down from 60% last year. #pdiowa
"Engaged workers are the problem solvers in the organization." What are we doing to engage our workforce? @Spherion #pdiowa
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Belle Plaine, a Main Street community, recognizing significant changes to their downtown! Hometown pride!
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#CRYOUth is 3-prong approach: Education, Employment & Engagement; focusing on employment today #CRWorkIt
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Great news coming out of Eastern Iowa today! kcrg.com/content/news/25-mil…