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NOTEBOOK: ‘Global plan’ is needed on employment of people with disabilities

A global plan is needed for employment of people with disabilities, French activist Dr. Jean-Baptiste Richardier told the Business Record during a visit to Des Moines to speak at the Sussman Lecture hosted by the…
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NOTEBOOK: Downtown Chamber honors police chief, leaders at annual celebration

The Des Moines Downtown Chamber of Commerce named Des Moines Police Chief Dana Wingert as the citizen of the year at its annual celebration in February. The chamber has been focusing on connecting its members …

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NOTEBOOK: Celebrating success one gong at a time

On a recent tour through R&R Realty Group’s office, I had to stop and ask Vice President Brittany Freund why there was a gong sitting on one of the counters. Now, I’m still new to …

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Des Moines University expanding behavioral health care programs

On a typical day in Central Iowa, more than two dozen patients may be discharged from the inpatient psychiatric units at Iowa Lutheran Hospital, Broadlawns Medical Center and  MercyOne Des Moines with a need for …

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Advancing leaders in children’s health

Combining the expertise and passion of social services leaders from different organizations into a learning cohort aimed at systemwide change is a powerful formula — or, as one organizer has said, a little bit like …

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NOTEBOOK: Celebrating what it means to be a woman

On International Women’s Day yesterday, I saw plenty of inspiring posts about progress toward gender equity. Of course, there is more work to do in many areas. But what stood out to me was the …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Taking a stand on social issues is risky. The world’s largest advertiser did it anyway.

As the world’s largest advertiser, Procter & Gamble is skilled at persuading consumers to buy everyday products like Tide laundry detergent, Pampers diapers and Charmin toilet paper. But in recent years, the company has used …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: The college president who simply won’t raise tuition

One university president refuses to raise tuition, the Atlantic reports. The story details Purdue University President Mitch Daniels’ persistence to freeze tuition and still balance the budget through other means. When I was working at the Iowa …

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Business Record 3-6-20

MercyOne deepens its cancer care mission

Focus: Global Business

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the March 6 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the March 6 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 at businessrecord.com/insider and …