Archive for November 2016
Stevens, Chang, Lt. Gov. Reynolds win Women of Innovation awards
VIDEO: 2016 Sages Over 70
dsm Magazine recognized this year’s Sages Over 70 at a sold-out event last night at the Temple for Performing Arts. This year’s Sages Over 70 honors have once again shown us how fortunate we…Read More
McLellan: Should you gate your content?
Your website is your marketing workhorse. The more people who visit it and find the content compelling, the better. It should reflect not only what you sell, but also who you are as a company …
Read MoreThe Elbert Files: Weitz book loaded with tales
Few people realize it now, but there was a strong connection between Prohibition and Camp Dodge, the military compound north of Des Moines that was built in 1917 to train World War I soldiers.
Des …
Read MoreA Closer Look: Adam Plagge
Adam Plagge has been on the job as the city of Johnston’s economic development manager for a little more than two months. He has seen economic development from the ground up, working on the development …
Read MoreWhat to expect: 2017 health insurance rates
For budget-conscious small businesses in particular, it’s the $64,000 question: How much will your company’s group health insurance rates increase in 2017?
As brokers begin visiting employers for their annual benefits update, some companies could …
Read MoreThe Jobs Issue: Outlook ’17
Steady.
That’s about as short a synopsis as we can give for the 2017 jobs outlook after speaking with employment agencies, economists, the Iowa Business Council and others.
Most expect to see pay raises in …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Wide traffic lanes are the “cigarettes of our era”
Pretty much everyone in town who likes the idea of making Greater Des Moines a more walkable place largely devoid of one-way streets that encourage speeding and confuse visitors was at a recent meeting launching …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Making the case for expanded inpatient rehab facilities
Here’s an interesting statistic: It’s estimated that more than 500 Iowa residents each year seek rehabilitation care outside the state after discharge from a hospital because there aren’t sufficient in-state facilities available.
That figure is …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Who’s in the November 11 issue?
Here’s a list of local people in the November 11 issue of the Business Record and the page number of the article in which they are mentioned. Members can read all of this week’s stories …
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