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All about the data

Technology, patented technology at that, is helping the Des Moines office of JLL catch the stuff that can fall between the cracks in commercial real estate deals.

The program, recently patented by JLL, the global …

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NOTEBOOK: Water trails plan gives fish their due

The good folks at Waterview Investments LLC, whoever they might be, probably have a grand scheme for a stretch of old railroad land near the confluence of the Raccoon and Des Moines rivers; chances are …

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NOTEBOOK: Mom among her mentors

Mentoring women was a big part of the conversation when the Business Record talked with Judy Downs, the executive director of Emerge Iowa, for a Closer Look article. Downs said she strives to serve as …

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NOTEBOOK: Hammes’ book on sustainability a primer at Iowa business schools

Des Moines author and sustainability expert Adam Hammes released his second book in January, and it’s already making a splash both in Iowa and nationally. The book, “Sustainable Business in Iowa: How Leading Companies Profit …

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the June 22 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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Guest Opinion: Rude: Business must be able to talk over harassment matters

Early in my career, when I was a young HR manager, a professional woman approached me claiming inappropriate behavior by a senior leader in our business. I made discreet efforts to resolve the issue, thinking …

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A chat with NASA’s chief medical officer

I spent a fascinating hour recently with Dr. J.D. Polk, former dean of Des Moines University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, who in October 2016 returned to work for NASA to become the space agency’s chief …

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Social action through art

Jordan Weber of Des Moines has landed a $20,000 international fellowship that will take him from New York to possibly Europe to build on his socially engaged art business based in a studio on Keosauqua …

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Closer Look: Judi Eyles

Although just a year into her role as director of the Iowa State University Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship, Judi Eyles is not a newcomer to the center. Eyles, who graduated from ISU in 1993, was …

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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

Poverty fight
United Way of Central Iowa releases an updated plan for fighting poverty in Greater Des Moines. …

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