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McLellan: How to avoid the summer slowdown

June. How did we get here already? 

We all know that we lose about three weeks of productivity from around Dec. 15 until the 10th of January or so. I call it the hibernation period. …

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New CIRAS lab at ISU Research Park will help manufacturers try out new technology

The Center for Industrial Research and Service (CIRAS) at Iowa State University is developing a new laboratory in which Iowa companies will be able to experiment with new manufacturing technology and identify how particular equipment …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: When ‘1-in-100-year’ floods happen often, what should you call them?

When the town of Hamburg faced another potentially devastating flood risk at the end of May, 11 residents took action and raised the levy on their own — protecting a community already struggling to rebound in the …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Urban Land Institute issues new report on housing affordability

A newly released study shows that a majority of the estimated 150,000 new jobs expected to be created in the Greater Des Moines area over the next two decades will be low- to moderate-paying, prompting the question: …

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Business Record 5-31-19

The Business of Beer


Focus: Arts & Entertainment 

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the May 31st issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the May 31 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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A Closer Look: Leisa Fox

Having worked her entire career in sales, marketing and communications, Leisa Fox is now focusing her leadership skills at the helm of Youth Emergency Services and Shelter in Des Moines, where she was named executive …

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West Bank has eyes for Minnesota

Dave Nelson, chairman and CEO of West Bank and a Greater Des Moines native, has Minnesota on his mind.

That’s easy enough to understand. After leaving graduate school at Drake University, Nelson worked for a …

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IMT Insurance settles into new West Des Moines headquarters

Sean Kennedy and his leadership team at IMT Insurance spend a lot of their time driving rural roads each January as each of them personally delivers bonus checks to agents. This year, Kennedy traveled quite …

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NOTEBOOK: Outdoor concerts held at park; why not at Franklin school, resident asks

Terry Wells is a big man with a big voice.
 
And when the Des Moines resident recently addressed the City Council regarding a request to rezone the former Franklin Junior High School site to …