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Teaching public health in times of crisis

In the University of Northern Iowa’s Health, Recreation and Community Services Department, Disa Cornish and her colleagues are training the next generation of public health advocates in Iowa — a generation that is witnessing firsthand …

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What does it take to keep research teams safe?

When Marty Scholtz thought about the University of Iowa’s research community rising to a challenge, he recalled the floods of 2008. 

“It was a monumental event on campus and shut down a lot of buildings …

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Business Record 5-8-20

High-profile Urbandale corner has ‘potential to be something different’

Focus: University Research

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the May 8 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the May 8 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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Universities confront COVID-19

How has the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic changed research happening at Iowa universities? The Business Record reached out to the three regent universities to see how faculty and administrators are adjusting for priority research; plus, a …

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NOTEBOOK: 700-plus T-shirts supporting Ankeny businesses sold

It’s no secret that many of Iowa’s more than 267,700 small businesses are struggling to survive forced shutdowns and reduced revenue as the nation battles the pandemic.

And while financial help has been made available …

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NOTEBOOK: Principal CEO still mans the helm from 711 High St.

A couple weeks ago I had the pleasure of connecting for an early-morning one-on-one video interview with Principal Financial Group’s CEO and chairman, Dan Houston. He started off by explaining why he has been working …

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A Closer Look: Brady Harris

When Brady Harris started searching for the next step in his career, moving his family to Greater Des Moines wasn’t even on the road map. Yet as the new CEO of fintech payments startup Dwolla, …

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High-profile Urbandale corner has ‘potential to be something different’

Property on a corner of a high-profile intersection in Urbandale is being prepared for redevelopment – but how quickly that happens depends on the pace of the economic recovery from the pandemic.

A metal-sided office …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Are we headed for meat shortages? Some say no

First there were shortages of toilet paper and cleaning supplies. Then some types of meat and eggs. Now stores that sell groceries are again limiting meat purchases. Elliott Dennis is, an assistant professor of livestock …