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NOTEBOOK: Drop and give me 20, lieutenant governor?

When Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg was in Pella last week to help Lely North American celebrate the start of construction of its new headquarters, he took a little good-natured ribbing from his former college football …

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NOTEBOOK: AE takes a trip down memory lane with vintage carton designs

Hearing that song that played on the radio while you were riding in the back of your parents’ station wagon. Finding that toy you thought was gone forever, stored in a box in the basement. …

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NOTEBOOK: Q&A: Reflecting on downtown changes

Jennifer Chittenden, executive director of the Des Moines Downtown Chamber of Commerce, stepped down from her role to take on a new opportunity effective Oct. 23. I recently talked with Chittenden about some of the …

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A Closer Look: Sanjita Pradhan

Sanjita Pradhan is a familiar face for many in the Greater Des Moines area. As a member of the team at the Greater Des Moines Partnership, she has served as program director of talent development. …

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Business Record 10-30-20

‘Not your basic vegan’

Focus: Diversity & Inclusion

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NOTEBOOK: ‘It’s good for business’: Hiring people with disabilities subject of recent Untapped Talent event

I tuned in to the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s most recent Untapped Talent event focused on employing people with disabilities, which is timely as October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. The program and immersive …

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NOTEBOOK: What we lose when businesses close

The year 2020 keeps taking from us — this time, it was Vaudeville Mews. 

Observers and business owners keep warning us how intense the loss of small businesses will be in the aftermath of COVID-19. …

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Using art to bring social issues out of the shadows

Residents of Des Moines can now see a public art display that is designed to tackle the issue of youth homelessness head-on.

The project, called the Dream Cube, represents the importance of having a place …

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Medical association report: U.S. health insurance markets ‘even more highly concentrated’

Commercial health insurance markets in the United States have become even more concentrated than they were five years ago, according to an annual report released last week by the American Medical Association. As those markets …

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NOTEBOOK: Oakridge Neighborhood students debut “Success is My Protest” video

 

Students from Oakridge Neighborhood in Des Moines want you to hear their voice. They want you to hear their message.

To do that, they produced a music video that recently went live on YouTube. Their message …