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Guest Opinion: Secure your company’s banking processes and procedures

As the end of the year approaches, it’s often good to reflect on the personal goals you set at the beginning of the year and evaluate your progress. Did I lose the 20 pounds I …

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the November 17 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the November 17 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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Newton company to add hundreds of jobs making bus bodies

Radio Iowa: A company that makes wind blades in Central Iowa will begin manufacturing bus bodies as well, adding hundreds of jobs. TPI Composites started producing wind blades in Newton nearly 10 years ago. Now, Newton …

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Hubbell Realty renews Fight for Air Climb sponsorship

The American Lung Association in Iowa announced today that Hubbell Realty Co. has signed on for a third year as the presenting sponsor of the Annual Fight for Air Climb in downtown Des Moines. The …

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General Growth Properties reviewing acquisition bid

A Canadian real estate firm is looking to acquire General Growth Properties, owner of the Coral Ridge Mall in Coralville and Jordan Creek Town Center in West Des Moines, the Corridor Business Journal reported. According to …

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Facebook to help small businesses with digital skills

Des Moines is one of 30 markets in which Facebook plans to help small businesses with digital skills, The Des Moines Register reported. Facebook officials said the company has invested $1 billion into supporting small businesses …

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Winners of the 10th annual Women in Innovation awards

This year’s Women of Innovation Awards, the 10th edition staged by the Technology Association of Iowa, were awarded Monday night to leaders in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. 

Debi Durham, director of …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: A new HR idea: Flexible public holidays

The music streaming service Spotify just implemented a new policy that will enable its workforce, which is made up of 90 nationalities and is based in countries all over the world, to select their own …

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Atypical rise in demand for gasoline pushes up pump prices in Iowa

Radio Iowa: Gasoline prices at Iowa service stations have risen by as much as a dime a gallon in recent weeks. Mark Peterson at AAA-Iowa says that’s bucking the norm as prices are usually stable or …

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DNR seeks comment on greenhouse gas report

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will accept comments on its 2016 greenhouse gas inventory through 4:30 p.m Dec. 4. The proposed inventory is the 11th produced. The document assesses a range of sectors, including agriculture, fossil …