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Forty Under 40: Ashley Aust

What are your goals in your role at your company?
At Hubbell Realty, I have the great opportunity to give people in our community places to work, live and play. My goal, and the exciting …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Mar 13, 2018
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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the March 16 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the March 16 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 …
By BPC Staff | Mar 13, 2018
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Des Moines’ well-being score slips in national index

If you’re looking for the community with the best overall well-being in the nation, you can’t beat the Naples metro area in Florida. For a third consecutive year, that Gulf Coast community had the highest …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Mar 13, 2018
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China: Trade wars will harm global economy

China is warning that a trade war with the United States would be a global economic disaster, Reuters reported. Commerce Minister Zhong Shan on Sunday warned that the metals tariffs planned by President Donald Trump — …
By BPC Staff | Mar 13, 2018
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State, SAI launch effort to coach school principals

The state has joined School Administrators of Iowa to coach principals on how to best use the Teacher Leadership and Compensation system. In a statement, Gov. Kim Reynolds said the program provides a systematic approach …
By BPC Staff | Mar 13, 2018
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MidAmerican helps with winter storms in Northeast

MidAmerican Energy Co. on Friday sent 78 employees to Rye, N.Y., to help restore power for 200,000 people caught in a series of major winter storms. As of Friday afternoon, New York-based Con Edison reported …
By BPC Staff | Mar 13, 2018
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Two companies bid to replace AmeriHealth Caritas in Iowa

Iowa officials announced the identity of two companies bidding to replace AmeriHealth Caritas in Iowa’s privatized Medicaid program, reports the Des Moines Register. Missouri-based Centene and Washington, D.C.-based Trusted Health Plan — whose board chair, Tom Scully, …
By BPC Staff | Mar 13, 2018
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Ag Department kills animal welfare rule for organic meat

Des Moines Register: New rules, decades in the making, that would have required organic meat and egg producers to abide by stricter animal welfare standards were withdrawn by the federal government on Monday, frustrating organic farmers …
By BPC Staff | Mar 13, 2018
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Ordinance to ban drinking on High Trestle Trail gets unanimous approval

One of Iowa’s most popular tourist attractions has a new ban on alcohol consumption, KCCI-TV reported. The Boone County Conservation Commission voted unanimously Monday to approve an ordinance that would allow park rangers to fine …
By BPC Staff | Mar 13, 2018
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NOTEBOOK: In case you missed it…

In case you missed it…
A brief look back at news from the past week.

12 takeaways on AI
The future was the main subject at the recent Business Record Power Breakfast, “AI: The 4th …
By BPC Staff | Mar 13, 2018