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NOTEBOOK: UK in a froth over beer rationing

Greater Des Moines leaders, including our friends at Catch Des Moines and the Greater Des Moines Partnership, are selling this area’s festivals, recreation trails, and, importantly, diverse and tasty microbrews. Perhaps we should praise our …

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Get an idea of a developer’s dreams for Franklin Junior High

Chances are Jeff Young has done a little bit of everything that has led him to own a 1950s schoolhouse where three Des Moines neighborhoods come together at 48th Street and Franklin Avenue.

Leading to …

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NOTEBOOK: From teen mayor to leader of ABI

As a journalist, it’s nice when a surprise arrives, such as learning someone served in public office as a teenager. Several months ago, Association of Business and Industry President Mike Ralston kindly met for coffee …

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NOTEBOOK: Companies share lessons learned in making the world a better place

Eight Principal Financial Group employees recently returned from Pune, India, where rather than building wells or distributing food, they put their respective professional skills to work helping small and medium-sized businesses to expand their companies. …

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Attractions

Greater Des Moines leaders plan hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of parks improvements that aren’t just about zip lining, kayaking, swimming, fishing or hearing an outdoor concert.

The improvements are about attracting and keeping …

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Business Council fans across state for input on needs

The Iowa Business Council is launching a series of “Vision to Vitality” forums to collect thoughts from rural and urban residents on community needs.

Each forum will feature a leader or two. The first, beginning …

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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

Social action through art
Jordan Weber of Des Moines has landed a $20,000 international fellowship. Learn more

Online sales …

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NOTEBOOK: Iowan’s ’88 climate change warning called ‘remarkably prescient’

A soft-spoken scientist from Denison, Iowa, stood before a U.S. Senate committee on June 23, 1988, and said, “The greenhouse effect has been detected and is changing our climate now.”

As Saturday’s 30th anniversary of …

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On The Move: Week of June 18

Emily Steele

Brand Launch

Business co-founder

hello@brandlaunch.site


Kim A. Butler Hegedus

Community State Bank

Hired as senior vice president commercial banking

kbutler@bankcsb.com


Ashley Pearston

Terracon

Hired as senior marketing specialist

ashley.pearston@terracon.com


Mari Jo Massanet

LenderClose…

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NOTEBOOK: Sources: SUPCO’s online sales tax decision shouldn’t change much in Iowa

A top state official said a U.S. Supreme Court ruling today allowing states to collect sales tax from online retailers shouldn’t change things in Iowa, which already has a state law governing the taxes.


A …