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2019 Leaders Survey

Each year we get a pulse on key issues affecting the region’s business community from our audience of leaders. This is the eighth year the Business Record has asked for your thoughts.

We asked a …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Nov 27, 2019
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Business Record 11-29-19

2019 Leaders Survey

Focus: Leaders Survey

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By BPC Staff | Nov 27, 2019
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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the Nov. 29 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the Nov. 29 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 …
By BPC Staff | Nov 27, 2019
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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Thanksgiving dinner cost largely unchanged

One of my favorite economic indicators is the American Farm Bureau’s annual analysis of what a Thanksgiving dinner costs. This year’s tally shows the cost of a basic Thanksgiving dinner is just under $5 a serving. “The …
By PERRY BEEMAN | Nov 25, 2019
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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Get off my language, you punks

Oh, for the love of Pete. I just read that millennials and Gen Zers believe you shouldn’t reply to a text or email with “OK” unless you’re trying to snub the reader in some way. …
By KURT HELLAND | Nov 22, 2019
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Business Record 11-22-19

Ramping up behavioral health care in Central Iowa

Focus: Health care

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By BPC Staff | Nov 21, 2019
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‘Inextricably linked’: Leaders discuss water, recreation and economic development

At our most recent Power Breakfast discussion, we asked the panelists about the relationship between water quality, outdoor recreation and economic development. 

Our panelists included: 

Ingrid Gronstal Anderson – water program director, Iowa Environmental Council. …
By PERRY BEEMAN | Nov 21, 2019
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NOTEBOOK: Here’s how the Des Moines airport handles in-flight medical emergencies

On a recent flight back to Des Moines from my vacation, a passenger had a medical emergency. A doctor on board attended to the patient after the flight attendant asked for a medical professional. I’m …
By EMILY BARSKE | Nov 21, 2019
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NOTEBOOK: IowaWatch eyes new programs, fundraising

Former Business Record editor Suzanne Behnke is settling in at IowaWatch, where she started work in August. She now is based in the downtown Des Moines offices of Gravitate, a shared workspace.

Her office is …
By PERRY BEEMAN | Nov 21, 2019
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Advocates: Property tax levy cap hobbling mental health districts

Mental health advocates in Iowa are accustomed to “busting myths” about mental illness, but they say the biggest misconception they’ll have to address during the coming legislative session revolves around funding for behavioral health programs. …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Nov 21, 2019