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NOTEBOOK: In case you missed it…

In case you missed it…
A brief look back at news from the past week on BusinessRecord.com.

Airport records
The Des Moines airport hit a record in June — the highest number of monthly passengers …

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Hardman named CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Iowa

Civic leader Renee Hardman, a human resources consultant and West Des Moines city councilwoman, has been selected to lead Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Iowa as its chief executive officer. 

Hardman has served on the …

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High school broadens recognition from college athletes to trade industry hires

Public officials are widening their scope from celebrating college athlete contracts to including seniors moving straight from high school to a trade career after graduation. Henrico County, Va., held its first “Career and Technical Letter of …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: How innovation helped save Detroit

Having lived through the Great Recession 10 years ago in Des Moines, it feels like the following sentence from a CNN story could substitute “Detroit” for “Des Moines.” CNN Money writes: “Just five years after Detroit was …

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On The Move: Week of July 9

Eddie Fishman

Hopkins & Huebner P.C.

Hired as associate attorney

efishman@hhlawpc.com

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D.M. prepares to embrace long-sought chamber exec group

Greater Des Moines is ready for its close-up. 

Next week, chamber executives and economic development representatives from hundreds of cities across the United States and the world will begin arriving at Des Moines International Airport, …

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the July 6 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the June 15 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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Limited housing prospects for minimum wage earners

A recent national report carried some startling numbers about affordable housing: None exists in any state, city, county or metropolitan area in the country for workers earning minimum wage and needing a two-bedroom apartment.

Say …

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A prescription for change

John Forbes was deluged with emails and phone calls early this year as pharmacists across the state contacted him to try to sort out why one of the biggest pharmacy benefit managers — CVS Caremark …

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A Closer Look: Steve Shaffer

Steve Shaffer joined Homesteaders Life Co. in 2014 as chief operating officer, as part of the West Des Moines-based company’s succession plan. That move brought Shaffer and his wife, both raised in Indiana, back to …