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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Coworking heaven? Belize

There have been times when our writers have asked for permission to find a quiet corner at home or perhaps at Java Joes to write stories. But I doubt Publisher and Executive Editor Chris Conetzkey …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Are we wasting food that is OK?

Like many other savvy consumers, I sometimes miss the fact that I have food around that is past the “use by” date on the label. I have been most surprised, and perplexed, if I find …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: This capital city is showing smaller metros how to fight climate change

A small European capital that has about the same population as the Des Moines metro — led by an activist mayor whose first name also happens to be Frank — is taking some bold steps …

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Business leaders, public officials unload on plans for federal courthouse

Des Moines city officials have looked at designs for a $136 million federal courthouse on prime downtown development property and have seen a blank wall fronting one of the city’s main streets and blocking views …

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the March 29th issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the March 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 …

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People spaces

Maybe you’ve heard about We. It’s a Boston-based company, formerly known as WeWork, that in the beginning offered what might best be described as fleeting office space. If you needed a place to plant a …

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Closer Look: Chris Kramer

Chris Kramer in January officially became director of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, which she had served for years as its acting director and deputy director.

She says she’s always been into the arts, …

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QUOTABLE: “Architecture is the clothes that a city wears to a job interview.”

That little memorable quote comes from a recent presentation at a Greater Des Moines Committee meeting by Claudia Cackler, executive director of the Iowa Architectural Foundation. It’s not her own quote; it was borrowed from …

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NOTEBOOK: A ‘very Harry Potter-esque’ transcription app

When I met recently for an interview with Heather Jones, the new executive director of Iowa Sister States, I couldn’t resist showing off the cool app that I’ve begun using lately on my smartphone — …

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NOTEBOOK: Gerdin Business Building expansion to include innovative ‘sales suite’

As the weather begins warming up for real this spring, construction crews are beginning to move dirt for the expansion of the Gerdin Business Building on the Iowa State University campus. 

One of the most …