The Chamber back then was project-driven, with the staff working on implementing a project.
At the time, economic development was not being achieved and there was no long-term economic development strategy. His predecessor, Lynn Horack, told Steve it would be up to him to decide how the organization moved forward so he took the opportunity to think about where the Chamber stood within the region. Prior to becoming chair of the Greater Des Moines Chamber of Commerce in 1999, the president of the Chamber resigned. Of note, Chapman’s interview was recorded prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. In part two, Suku Radia discusses The Partnership’s role an impact through the years. Steve sits down with The Partnership’s Chief Strategy Officer and OneVoice podcast host, Tiffany Tauscheck, to discuss the history of the region, the growth we are seeing in Greater Des Moines (DSM) and what we can learn as we move forward. He has also been a member on The Partnership’s Board and has served as a past Board Chair. The gift honors the late Robert Stafford, who was longtime president and chairman of First National Bank, Ames, and Ames National Corp.Steve Chapman is a retired businessman and one of the original founders of the Greater Des Moines Partnership, founded 20 years ago. in honor of its 100 years of service to the Ames community.
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The Robert Stafford Lecture Series on Banking was established by the College of Business in 2004 and is funded by Ames National Corp. In 2012, he received the Iowa State Alumni Merit Award. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree, with distinction, from Iowa State in 1974. Radia is active in professional, economic development, educational and charitable organizations. During his 25-year tenure at KPMG, he counseled senior management of several national and international entities on a number of financial issues. Radia was managing partner of KPMG in Des Moines from 1993 to 2000. Prior to joining Bankers Trust, Radia served as chief financial officer of Meredith Corp. “There will be an inevitable rise in interest rates and it’s just a matter of how long do you put off the inevitable.” “Over some period of time the country’s going to have to accept the fact that we cannot continue to amass massive budget deficits,” Radia said. Instead of keeping interest rates artificially low, the Federal Reserve needs to take decisive action, he said. In addition to lessons from the recession, Radia will talk about what is needed to fully heal the financial system in this country. 14, in the Stark Lecture Hall, 1148 Gerdin Business Building. “I would argue that we’ve come a long way, but we’re not back to where we were.” “The answer is rather complicated only because of the fact that we have an economy that seems to be recovering, but is sputtering along,” Radia said. Radia will also answer the question posed in the title of his lecture, “Banking: An Industry in Crisis – Is It Over Yet?” He says the answer is not a simple yes or no. The CEO and president of Bankers Trust will share those lessons as the 2013 speaker for the Robert Stafford Lecture Series on Banking in Iowa State University’s College of Business. AMES, Iowa – As head of Iowa’s largest independent bank, Suku Radia knows there are several lessons the industry can learn from the banking crisis that led to the Great Recession.
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