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iTech Explorers program seeks to build STEM career awareness in Central Iowa

Parents of teens in Central Iowa received some unexpected mail recently from the Boy Scouts of America’s Mid-Iowa Council. The mailer wasn’t about camping trips, learning first aid or even a scout fundraising campaign. Rather, …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Mar 26, 2020
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2020 Women’s Survey

At Business Publications Corp., the Business Record’s parent company, our mission is to inform, inspire, elevate and celebrate our communities through the power of communication, connections and recognition. Empowering underrepresented members of our business community …
By Sara Kurovski | Mar 26, 2020
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NOTEBOOK: Evaluate contingency plans this Natural Disaster Preparedness Week

With this week being Natural Disaster Preparedness Week and many companies having already implemented emergency procedures due to coronavirus, now is as good a time as ever to evaluate your company’s contingency plans in case …
By EMILY BARSKE | Mar 25, 2020
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NOTEBOOK: Letter from the president

At Business Publications Corp., our vision is to be a strong and growing company supporting a strong and growing community, and during these tumultuous times, the community element of that vision is more critical than …
By SUZANNA de BACA | Mar 19, 2020
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NOTEBOOK: Outtakes from the ciLive story

When I had a chance to interview three speakers presenting at the upcoming ciLive! 2020 festival (to be held at Des Moines Area Community College’s West Des Moines campus), I almost didn’t know what to …
By KATE HAYDEN | Mar 19, 2020
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Leaders on Deck: 2020 Forty Under 40 class

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By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Mar 19, 2020
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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the March 20 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the March 20 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 BPC Staff | Mar 19, 2020
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Business Record 3-20-20

Leaders on Deck: 2020 Forty Under 40 class

Focus: Forty Under 40

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By BPC Staff | Mar 19, 2020
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NOTEBOOK: Here’s how Bankers Trust is helping employees with child care needs during coronavirus situation

A number of businesses are of course wrestling with the best ways to help employees who are struggling with child care. We’ll be reaching out to other businesses as well, but I wanted to share …
By CHRIS CONETZKEY | Mar 19, 2020
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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Your colleagues don’t read anything you write. Here are 8 ways to change that.

Now that I have your attention. … New York Times writer Aaron Orendorff writes that “Long emails and dense, difficult to decipher memos mean modern office communication goes ignored more often than it’s understood.” I like to …
By EMILY BARSKE | Mar 13, 2020