Archive for May 2020
What does it take to keep research teams safe?
When Marty Scholtz thought about the University of Iowa’s research community rising to a challenge, he recalled the floods of 2008.
“It was a monumental event on campus and shut down a lot of buildings …
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High-profile Urbandale corner has ‘potential to be something different’
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Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Who’s in the May 8 issue?
Here’s a list of local people in the May 8 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 …
Read MoreUniversities confront COVID-19
How has the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic changed research happening at Iowa universities? The Business Record reached out to the three regent universities to see how faculty and administrators are adjusting for priority research; plus, a …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: 700-plus T-shirts supporting Ankeny businesses sold
It’s no secret that many of Iowa’s more than 267,700 small businesses are struggling to survive forced shutdowns and reduced revenue as the nation battles the pandemic.
And while financial help has been made available …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Principal CEO still mans the helm from 711 High St.
A couple weeks ago I had the pleasure of connecting for an early-morning one-on-one video interview with Principal Financial Group’s CEO and chairman, Dan Houston. He started off by explaining why he has been working …
Read MoreA Closer Look: Brady Harris
When Brady Harris started searching for the next step in his career, moving his family to Greater Des Moines wasn’t even on the road map. Yet as the new CEO of fintech payments startup Dwolla, …
Read MoreMcLellan: The new rules of engagement
In last week’s column, we looked at the results of choosing to advertise or not during economic downturns, and the results were pretty clear. Decade after decade, there was data that showed the brands that …
Read MoreHigh-profile Urbandale corner has ‘potential to be something different’
Property on a corner of a high-profile intersection in Urbandale is being prepared for redevelopment – but how quickly that happens depends on the pace of the economic recovery from the pandemic.
A metal-sided office …
Read MoreThree-year, $17 million remodel of Des Moines’ Ingersoll Avenue starts soon
Des Moines Register: A yearslong project to beautify and repair a 1-mile stretch of Ingersoll Avenue with a focus on pedestrian and bicycle access will include Des Moines’ first elevated bike lanes, providing a new type …
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