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1 week ago | 
sfgate.com | Lindsey Giardino
Home from a 5-mile run one August day, Mark Kleinschmidt couldn't stop sweating. He blamed it on the heat. Then his chest felt tight. He sat on his bed for a few minutes. Once the pain subsided, he headed for the shower. Article continues below this adThe tightness returned while he was showering. He got out, only to drop to the bathroom floor. Somehow, he managed to get dressed. He even put socks on. Kleinschmidt crawled down the hallway of his Delaware home to his daughter's room.
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3 weeks ago | 
dmcityview.com | Lindsey Giardino
Business Feature 4/2/2025Chocolate isn’t just a treat. It’s a business built on creativity, strategy and its fair share of planning. At three metro chocolate shops, owners are doing all that and more to satisfy sweet tooths everywhere. The art of trying something newChocolate Storybook on Grand Avenue in West Des Moines is a family business.
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1 month ago | 
homepros.news | Lindsey Giardino
The Senate on Monday officially confirmed Lori Chavez-DeRemer to lead the Department of Labor (DOL), putting her in charge of nearly 16,000 employees and a $14 billion budget. Why it matters: The DOL oversees a range of workforce initiatives, including wage regulations, apprenticeships, and unions, that directly impact employers and employees alike.
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1 month ago | 
iowafarmbureau.com | Lindsey Giardino
The seeds of Mel Stockwell's passion for working with her hands were planted early, growing up in her father’s metal shop surrounded by drill presses, lathes and farm equipment. Her family also instilled in her a knack for being artsy and creative. She followed those skills into college as an arts and sciences student at Coe College in Cedar Rapids. There, she took a variety of classes — from theater to photography to ceramics.
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1 month ago | 
homepros.news | Lindsey Giardino
Though currently a small percentage of the skilled trades workforce, women play a key role in the HVAC industry. As March — Women’s History Month — kicks off, here’s the latest on women’s employment trends — and a spotlight on a couple whose contributions have helped shape the industry.
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1 month ago | 
knowridge.com | Lindsey Giardino
It was midterm week at Clarence High School in New York and senior Maddy Ferriter was ready. At 9 a.m., she took her seat in the lecture hall for her AP calculus exam. She turned behind her to chat with a friend about the Buffalo Bills football game the night before. She turned back to the front of the room when the teacher announced it was time to pass out the exams. In that instant, the entire left side of her body went numb. “I can’t feel my face,” she whispered to a friend next to her.
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1 month ago | 
homepros.news | Lindsey Giardino
Bryan Orr, host of the popular, technician-focused podcast HVAC School and president of Kalos Services, recently announced the launch of the ‘GRIT Foundation,’ aimed at bolstering the next generation of skilled tradespeople. Why it matters: While the HVAC industry expects over 40,000 annual job openings through 2033, only six percent of U.S. high schoolers plan to pursue careers in the skilled trades, despite higher earnings compared to average college graduates, the foundation noted.
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2 months ago | 
thebrunswicknews.com | Lindsey Giardino
By Lindsey Giardino, American Heart Association News It was midterm week at Clarence High School in New York and senior Maddy Ferriter was ready. At 9 a.m., she took her seat in the lecture hall for her AP calculus exam. She turned behind her to chat with a friend about the Buffalo Bills football game the night before. She turned back to the front of the room when the teacher announced it was time to pass out the exams.
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2 months ago | 
miamiherald.com | Lindsey Giardino
It was midterm week at Clarence High School in New York and senior Maddy Ferriter was ready. At 9 a.m., she took her seat in the lecture hall for her AP calculus exam. She turned behind her to chat with a friend about the Buffalo Bills football game the night before. She turned back to the front of the room when the teacher announced it was time to pass out the exams. In that instant, the entire left side of her body went numb. "I can't feel my face," she whispered to a friend next to her.
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2 months ago | 
emailinc.net | Cyote Williams |Lindsey Giardino
The chicken or the egg? Which is it? Allow me to explain. The work that chambers of commerce and economic development groups do is important, especially in smaller to mid-size communities that operate on shoestring budgets with mostly volunteers. The goals of most of these groups is to promote business and help their members succeed. And, as they do that, their communities prosper, too.
