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2019 Women of Influence Honoree: Karen Novak Swalwell

One of the first items Karen Novak Swalwell voted on as a West Des Moines Water Works trustee was whether to spend $4 million for a new water tower planned for the western part of …

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2019 Meredith Emerging Woman of Influence: Deidre DeJear

Deidre DeJear grew up around small businesses. Her father was a car salesman before opening a home care agency with DeJear’s uncle, and DeJear spent her first job in the human resources department, learning the …

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2019 Women of Influence Honoree: Connie Ryan

Connie Ryan’s career has always been motivated by creating change. 

Ryan, who has been the executive director at Interfaith Alliance of Iowa for the last 17 years, began her career in the Department of Human …

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2019 Women of Influence Honoree: Dr. Rebecca Shaw

When Becky Shaw began her medical training at the University of Iowa College of Medicine in the early 1970s, she was one of just 15 women in a class of 125 medical students. And when …

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2019 Women of Influence Honoree: Therese Wielage

Therese Wielage is accustomed to working hard to succeed in traditionally male-dominated industries, and along the way, she has built a legacy of service to the community through an ever-growing list of involvement with Greater …

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NOTEBOOK – Who’s in the July 26 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the July 5 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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NOTEBOOK – Some surprising mental health takeaways emerge from millennial forum

I recently sat in on a portion of a “Millennial Health Forum” hosted by Wellmark, which brought together several dozen Greater Des Moines community and health-care leaders to discuss a new BCBSA Health of America …

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The Elbert Files: The MLK bypass story

The next time you’re south of downtown on Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway, imagine what the area would look like if the road had been built as an elevated, six-lane expressway, like Interstate 235, instead …

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McLellan: Whom do we trust?

One of the most significant and successful marketing trends over the past two to three years is influencer marketing. 

It’s not a new concept – it’s getting someone with a fan base to endorse your …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Restaurants finding creative ways to attract workers

On a walk this week I noticed a sign announcing a job fair at the soon-to-open Blue Sushi Sake Grill at 316 Court Ave.

I stopped in and asked Fallon Fasanella, general manager, and Sean …