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NOTEBOOK: Zwagerman planned a short stint in Iowa, but stayed

Jennifer Zwagerman, who takes over as director of Drake University’s Agricultural Law Center July 1, didn’t plan to stay in Iowa. “I tell you, when I first moved to Iowa, it was, ‘Three years and …

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NOTEBOOK: Coming to your employees’ mailboxes: dental aligners

UnitedHealthcare Specialty Benefits has partnered with SmileDirectClub to offer clear aligners for most participants of employer-sponsored and individual dental plans that provide orthodontic coverage. The companies say the new network relationship is among the first …

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NOTEBOOK: Partnership launches regional discussion on AI and the workforce

What does artificial intelligence mean to you? And how will AI affect your organization and its workforce needs? 

It’s a conversation that may or may not be happening already inside your walls, but it’s the …

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NOTEBOOK: Is your company casting a wide enough net?

Iowa companies will need to rethink the ways they recruit, train and re-skill their employees if they want to be the disrupters in their industries rather than the disrupted, says Pallavi Verma. As Midwest senior …

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A mid-year market checkup from Wells Fargo’s chief investment officer

Although growth will likely continue to slow this year, the U.S. economy is on track to attain the longest economic recovery since the late 1940s, as the current expansion extends past the 10-year mark in …

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Local investment firm buys Normandy Plaza

The real estate management arm of Bernau Capital, a West Des Moines investment firm, has bought the Normandy Plaza strip shopping center at 1960 Grand Ave. in West Des Moines for $5.6 million, documents filed …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Report: Google makes estimated $4.7 billion from news searches

If you regularly use Google to find news stories, you may be interested to read this item to learn how much that news content is worth to Google. According to a study released today by the News …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: A growing national trend: Pocket neighborhoods

The availability of affordable housing for a range of age groups is a concern that has sparked discussion in many communities across the country, including the Greater Des Moines area. In the state of Washington, …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: How ethanol and the Cownie family fur history could hamper presidential support

As New York Mayor Bill de Blasio seeks the Democration nomination as a presidential candidate in 2020, he might not have recognized the impact that his ethanol and fur industry positions have on a potential …

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Business Record 6-7-19

Building Iowa’s robotics workforce

Focus: Manufacturing & Trade 

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