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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the September 14th Issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the September 14 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 …

By BPC Staff | Sep 12, 2018

The Elbert Files: Our immigration enigma

Last month, the Des Moines Sunday Register featured an analysis of immigrant labor in Iowa. It pretty much concluded that without undocumented foreign-born workers, northwest Iowa and many other parts of rural Iowa would not …

By DAVE ELBERT | Sep 12, 2018

Guest Opinion: Lead by listening: Lessons from Des Moines to Stanford

When I was 20, I earned my first leadership role. I was nervous. I was excited. And above all, I was ready to share everything I’d learned with my new team.

At the end of …

By BPC Staff | Sep 12, 2018

A Closer Look: Jen Cross

Jen Cross had every intention of leaving Des Moines, and she did — for a year.

But the pull of family, Cyclone football and basketball, and a city that was fast becoming a darling of …

By PERRY BEEMAN | Sep 12, 2018

Soaring air traffic

There’s a simple reason the Des Moines International Airport set a passenger record in June and followed it with a 12.3 percent year-over-year jump in traffic in July: more available seats.

But that appears to …

By PERRY BEEMAN | Sep 12, 2018

Bringing health care to employees

“Convenient and accessible” may not be the first words that come to mind when contemplating a visit to a health clinic, particularly during the workday. But one of UnityPoint Health’s newer initiatives seeks to change …

By JOE GARDYASZ | Sep 12, 2018

Georgia developer: Whitewater would put D.M. ‘over the top’

Columbus, Ga., developer Mat Swift arrives this afternoon for a three-day visit to Greater Des Moines during which he will rally Greater Des Moines Partnership investors and others interested in developing a whitewater course along …

By PERRY BEEMAN | Sep 12, 2018