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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Has your workload increased during the pandemic? If so, you’re not alone

The number of hours worked by people in white-collar and front-line service jobs has increased during the pandemic, causing some to ask for increased pay or changes in their job descriptions or titles, writes Krithika Varagur …

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TEDxDes Moines prepares local voices to join international network of ideas

A new Des Moines nonprofit is preparing regional thought leaders to deliver their ideas through the internationally acclaimed program TEDx. 


Scheduled for 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 11, TEDxDes Moines “Through a Different …

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On Leadership: Top marketers focus on consumers’ hearts, minds and values in 2021

During the pandemic, my buying habits changed. I now shop exclusively at one online grocer, I favor retailers who can deliver to my small town, and I stopped patronizing some brands based on their response …

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McLellan: Is there a book inside you?

This past weekend I was part of a panel of nonfiction authors at the DSM Book Festival. As we were fielding questions about our writing process and how our books came to be, it became …

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The Elbert Files: A good read for the beach

Local author Joseph LeValley’s third novel, “The Third Side of Murder,” may be his best. Like his first two, the book revolves around Tony Harrington, a small-town Iowa newspaper reporter whose sharp instincts can create …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Why there’s so much investigative journalism about utility companies

Power and water utilities touch the lives of everyone, ProPublica Editor-in-Chief Stephen Engelberg wrote this week. It’s timely, and it’s challenging: The national news swing has already moved on from the majority of coverage after the …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Experts say more needs to be done to avoid worker burnout

With many employees continuing to work remotely a year after the pandemic forced companies to send employees home to work, organizations are now trying to figure out how they can help their employees avoid the …

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2021 Women’s Survey: Pandemic shines spotlight on disparities

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Business Record 3-26-21

Cover story: 2021 Women’s Survey

Focus: Women in Business

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Changes coming to China’s patent law could help Iowa companies

We writers and editors at the Business Record tuck away potential good reads like squirrels in the fall, and occasionally some remain buried until spring. Here’s one from January that I dug up from our …