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NOTEBOOK: Engagement, listening, acting just a start in breaking down racial inequities

“Once you know better, do better.“

That was the prevailing message of a cultural competency training the staff at the Business Record recently participated in.

We sat down on June 11 with Izaah Knox, the …

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How we solved it

As the broader construction industry grapples with an exodus of experienced employees, Story Construction in Ames has turned to a novel new trailer on their project lots. 

The Story 2.0 Method, as they call it, …

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A Closer Look: Kris Williams

Kristina “Kris” Williams was named president and chief executive officer of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines effective Jan. 20. Since 2011, she had been the chief operating officer at the Federal Home …

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25% of houses in Drake neighborhood subdivided into apartments

Returning houses to their original use as single-family residences in an area surrounding Drake University is a key goal in an effort to revitalize the neighborhood, city and neighborhood leaders say.

Over the years, dozens …

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Revitalizing Dogtown

On the surface, the goal sounds daunting: Transform a commercial area surrounding Drake University into an entertainment district that attracts not only people who live in Greater Des Moines but also visitors to the city.…

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: A new road to citizenship in Detroit

This piece from U.S. Courts News just hit my inbox this morning about how Detroit residents who are ready to become U.S. citizens are being sworn in at drive-thru naturalization ceremonies to maintain COVID-19 social distancing — …

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NOTEBOOK: One Iowa offers resources to organizations seeking to empower LGBTQ folks

Though Aimee Stephens – who the ACLU said was the first transgender person whose civil rights case was heard by the U.S. Supreme Court – was not alive to hear the decision, the ruling in her favor…
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New app provides non-insurance option for dentists, patients


Des Moines dentist John Campbell is gaining a number of patients who probably wouldn’t have sought dental care had it not been for a new dental network/payment app that’s gaining word-of-mouth traction in Iowa.

 Campbell, …

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Investing in health care technology partners

Matt Warrens can usually tell immediately how valuable a new technology application will be to health care workers when he talks directly with front-line clinicians. 

“You can just see from their expressions and how receptive …

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A Closer Look: Katherine Harrington

For anyone who has met Katherine Harrington, you might say her enthusiasm and positive attitude are contagious. 


Harrington, the president and CEO of the West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce, is a familiar face to …