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A return to timber

A development team whose members have played a major role in the redevelopment of the East Village in Des Moines plans a mixed-use building along East Grand Avenue that will be the first heavy-timber structure …

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12 takeaways from the Power Breakfast on AI

The future was the main subject at the recent Business Record Power Breakfast, “AI: The 4th Industrial Revolution.” 

Panelists included Tej Dhawan, chief data officer with Principal Financial Group; Stephen Baek, machine learning expert at …

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A Closer Look: Billi Hunt

Billi Hunt grew up on a farm on the edge of Diagonal in southern Iowa but thought she’d never work in agriculture. But she worked for 20 years on government affairs at Pioneer and later …

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NOTEBOOK: Apple eyes cobalt futures

Apple is looking into buying cobalt straight from the mines to make sure it has enough for batteries, Bloomberg reported. In 2017, batteries for cars and devices consumed 55,400 tons of cobalt. By 2020, we …

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NOTEBOOK: State program can help companies determine if ESOP is a good fit

Eleven Iowa companies have used a state program that provides funding assistance for companies to evaluate whether they should form an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). The Legislature created a $500,000 fund in 2014 designed …

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NOTEBOOK: The timing for infrastructure spending might stink, but it really stinks for Des Moines

Generally any sort of public works infrastructure spending is a boon for the economy. It creates jobs and stimulates the economy, while simultaneously improving infrastructure — which is in desperate need of updating.

However, this …

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NOTEBOOK: ESOPs put employees in the owner’s seat

Building a successful business is tough. Selling it can be equally challenging. But there’s a way to find talented, dependable people to take over your company — and they’re right outside your office door.

Employee …

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the March 9 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the March 9 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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NOTEBOOK: In case you missed it…

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

Northey confirmed
Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey was confirmed as undersecretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Read more

Iowa …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: The not-ready-for-prime-time AI insurance agent

What do you get when you cross a Star Wars storm trooper with a bespectacled, detached insurance agent? He may look and act a lot like the befuddled star of a new ad campaign by …

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