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NOTEBOOK: Will AI and automation reduce employment?

After our most recent Power Breakfast, titled “The Talent War II,” ManpowerGroup’s Central Iowa Executive Vice President Kathy Joblinske reached out my way to share some research her company had prepared. She was hoping to …
By CHRIS CONETZKEY | May 30, 2019
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NOTEBOOK: What we learned at EntreFEST 2019

Positioning for success

April Dunford, CEO of Ambient Strategy and author, says she has heard every misinterpretation of business “positioning” under the sun. 
“If there’s one concept that is comically, tragically, heartbreakingly misunderstood in marketing, …
By KATE HAYDEN | May 30, 2019
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The Business of Beer

Nestled comfortably among the corn and soybean fields, the rivers, the small-town main streets and the downtown insurance industry skyscrapers, those who go seeking across Iowa can find one of the 94 craft breweries recorded …
By KATE HAYDEN | May 30, 2019
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$8 million restoration planned for Argonne building on western edge of downtown Des Moines

The Argonne Apartment Building at 1723 Grand Ave. will undergo a nearly $8 million restoration beginning this fall. Photo by Kathy A. Bolten

The most frequently asked question about plans for the Argonne Apartment Building …
By KATHY A. BOLTEN | May 30, 2019
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NOTEBOOK: Hoiberg, Larry the Cable Guy tee off

We’re well into Principal Charity Classic week at the Wakonda Club, which can only mean one thing: Former Iowa State University basketball coach and NBA star Fred Hoiberg will tee off alongside comedian Larry the …
By PERRY BEEMAN | May 29, 2019
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PODCAST: The Business of Beer

 

 

Nestled comfortably among the corn and soybean fields, the rivers, the small-town main streets and the downtown insurance industry skyscrapers, those who go seeking across Iowa can find one of the 94 craft …
By KATE HAYDEN | May 24, 2019
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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Mental health care away from home can be difficult for college students

As parents with children in college know, beginning or attending college or graduate school can be challenging for young adults even in the best of circumstances. It especially becomes difficult, however, for students with mental …
By JOE GARDYASZ | May 23, 2019
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NOTEBOOK: Guest Opinion: Free speech is sometimes uncomfortable

The First Amendment isn’t long, but it certainly packs a lot of angst into those few words:


“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging …
By RANDY EVANS | May 23, 2019
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Investing in Iowa

Building innovative companies requires ready venture capital that is willing to bet on companies that might come up with the next big thing or just as easily fizzle. 

Iowa, along with the Midwest, lays claim …
By JOE GARDYASZ | May 22, 2019
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A Closer Look: Vicky McKim

Vicky McKim was once congratulated by a police officer for the thorough, state-of-the-art emergency kit she packed for her son’s car when he was a teenager. 

“It’s got nylon rope, it’s got tents, it’s got …
By KATE HAYDEN | May 22, 2019