During a recent interview with Deanna Sherman, president and CEO of Dead River Co., the inevitable question of gender in the executive suite came up. Inevitable, I say, because gender disparities in position, title and pay remain in many workplaces, so the gender question likely will remain until we reach parity.
It's always interesting to me how businesses can thrive while being completely under the radar. One company immediately comes to mind: Warren Construction Co. in Freeport does not have a sign on its headquarters and even its trucks have relatively subtle branding compared to some of its competitors.
Many projects fail to be accepted by the community or encounter unexpected roadblocks, even though they seem profitable on paper. Just because a project has a financial benefit doesn't mean that it is beneficial overall, or even that it's a good idea.
In the halls of the main laboratory building at MDIBL hang photographs, paintings and other art work by artists inspired by C. elegans, a one-millimeter-long roundworm for which lab President Kevin Strange has a special affinity.
Warren Construction keeps a low profile — its Freeport headquarters doesn't even have a sign outside. Yet its portfolio includes some well-known buildings.
