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Business Record 7-24-20

2020 Women of Influence

Focus: Women of Influence

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By BPC Staff | Jul 23, 2020
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2020 Women of Influence Honoree: Romonda Belcher

When Romonda Belcher was appointed to the bench on Aug. 20, 2010, she made history as the first African American female judge in Iowa. Her passion for making a difference in the lives of others …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Jul 22, 2020
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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: For John Lewis, Selma was only a moment in a lifetime of activism

“The legendary civil rights warrior left us Friday night, sparking tributes that proclaimed him ‘the conscience of Congress.’ To me, that’s an understatement. John Robert Lewis was America’s conscience,” Boston Globe columnist Adrian Walker wrote. Yesterday, …
By EMILY BARSKE | Jul 20, 2020
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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: A logical explanation for why cases rose through the end of June while deaths did not

Like many, I’ve been watching the cases of COVID-19 rise nationally, and wondering if and when deaths would start to spike. This piece from the Atlantic takes a look at the reasons we haven’t yet seen the …
By CHRIS CONETZKEY | Jul 17, 2020
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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Why this year is our last, best chance for saving the oceans

Anyone who has ever strapped on a scuba tank and put a regulator in their mouth to explore a coral reef knows the serene beauty that lives beneath the waves. Even if you haven’t experienced …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Jul 16, 2020
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Iowans, employers concerned for new round of COVID-19 resurgence, survey by Business Record and SPPG + Essman Research shows

With new information and breaking news reports swirling as the state tries to reopen amid a national surge in COVID-19 cases, we know leaders are having to make big decisions that will affect their businesses, …
By KATE HAYDEN | Jul 16, 2020
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NOTEBOOK: Recruiting an accelerator class during a pandemic

In her first year of the position, managing director Kerty Levy got to attend three in-person recruiting events for the newly established Techstars Iowa accelerator. After returning from the third event in San Francisco, Levy …
By KATE HAYDEN | Jul 16, 2020
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A Closer Look: Kevin Zaugg

Kevin Zaugg was named managing partner of Ernst & Young’s Des Moines office effective April 1, capping a 24-year career with the firm that began with a college internship. He succeeded Dave Christens, who retired …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Jul 16, 2020
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Renovation of 135-year-old historic building complete

For years, the most Andy Lorentzen knew about the six-story brick structure at 319 Seventh St. in downtown Des Moines was that it housed a sandwich shop he liked to frequent.

It wasn’t until the …
By KATHY A. BOLTEN | Jul 16, 2020
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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the July 17 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the July 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 …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Jul 16, 2020