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On The Move: Week of April 2

Brad Kline

Next Generation Realty

Hired as sales associate

bradk@nextgenerationrealty.com


Autum Dooley

Next Generation Realty

Hired as sales associate

autumd@nextgenerationrealty.com


Joshua Van Ryswyk

Brokers International

Hired as sales support representative

jvanryswyk@biltd.com


TJ Jones

Brokers International…
By JOHN RETZLAFF | Apr 6, 2018
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NOTEBOOK: Brian Hemeseth rounds up his biggest failures at Accelerate DSM

Few people like talking about their failures the way Brian Hemesath does. “This is an extremely hard topic to talk about,” Hemesath acknowledged on Thursday, as a speaker at Accelerate DSM.

He took on the taboo …
By KATE HAYDEN | Apr 6, 2018
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NOTEBOOK: Brick by brick, glow stick by glow stick

The saying “It takes a village” usually acknowledges raising kids and running small businesses. At Accelerate DSM on Thursday, conference emcee and VolunteerLocal President Kaylee Williams decided to wake everyone up at the start by …
By KATE HAYDEN | Apr 6, 2018
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NOTEBOOK: Only one-third of grads have good jobs waiting at graduation

Fewer than one-third of college students in the United States have a good job waiting for them upon graduation — a statistic that should make university presidents cringe. 

Among bachelor degree graduates from 2002 to…
By JOE GARDYASZ | Apr 4, 2018
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Lauridsens’ $1M donation lifts skate park campaign

 

Greater Des Moines benefactors Nix and Virginia Lauridsen — who a year ago donated $1 million to help overhaul the headquarters of the Des Moines Metro Opera — have given the same amount toward …
By PERRY BEEMAN | Apr 4, 2018
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McLellan: Subscription trend grows

You can subscribe to just about anything today. I can remember, as a kid, that one of our neighbors got a fruit of the month shipment. We were fascinated by what kind of fruit he …
By DREW MCLELLAN | Apr 3, 2018
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The Elbert Files: Our four worst trade mistakes

The trade war President Donald Trump launched with China by boosting tariffs on steel and aluminum is troubling for several reasons, including the potential for blowback on Iowa.

China’s proposals to boost import duties on …
By DAVE ELBERT | Apr 3, 2018
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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the April 6 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the April 6 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 | Apr 3, 2018
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Iowa-grown relief from pain is coming

Iowa bioscience leader Chris Nelson is bringing his significant knowledge in growing and extracting custom health ingredients from botanicals to the emerging medical cannabis industry. 

Nelson, the president and CEO of global nutritional company Kemin …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Apr 3, 2018
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A Closer Look: Stephanie Chin

Stephanie Chin’s path to the United Way of Central Iowa sounds just like the kind of journey you hear in Iowa: She knew someone with Iowa ties and then another someone, and she ended up …
By SUZANNE BEHNKE | Apr 3, 2018