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NOTEBOOK: Womply claims Valentine’s Day isn’t a big deal for restaurants

The folks at Womply say Valentine’s Day is the 109th-best sales day of the year for restaurants. It’s a paltry 12 percent boost in transactions and 10 percent jump in revenue compared with any average …
By PERRY BEEMAN | Feb 13, 2018
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NOTEBOOK: Ankling for a story

The Business Record newsroom employs no fashion plates, other than Newsroom Operations Manager John Retzlaff (but that’s a story for another day).


But we are observant journalists enough to know that when we recently interviewed …
By SUZANNE BEHNKE | Feb 13, 2018
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NOTEBOOK: Health care now top U.S. employer, but manufacturing still tops Iowa

The Atlantic’s January issue had an interesting thought piece about how the demographics of aging and the growth in medical spending have combined to propel jobs growth in the U.S. health care industry past the …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Feb 13, 2018
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On The Move: Week of Feb. 5

Jon Sarvis

Bank Iowa

Hired as CFO

jsarvis@bankiowa.bank


Trish Brewer

Vintage Hills at Prairie Trail

Hired as executive director

TBrewer@watermarkcommunities.com


Desiree Looft

Brokers International

Hired as financial analyst

dlooft@biltd.com


Lynn Michl

HCI Care Services & …
By JOHN RETZLAFF | Feb 9, 2018
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NOTEBOOK: Ankling for a story

The Business Record newsroom employs no fashion plates, other than News Operations Manager John Retzlaff (but that’s a story for another day).

But we are observant journalists enough to know that when we recently interviewed …
By SUZANNE BEHNKE | Feb 7, 2018
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NOTEBOOK: Art by three women in Statehouse display

Works by three female Iowa artists focusing on the beauty and balance of nature are featured in a new exhibition in Gov. Kim Reynolds’ formal office. The Iowa Women’s Art Exhibition includes pieces from Alexandra …
By PERRY BEEMAN | Feb 6, 2018
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NOTEBOOK: Indie music executive joins Drake’s board of trustees

Drake University’s newest trustee is a leader in the music management industry. Jonathan Azu, a 1999 Drake alum, is general manager and executive vice president of Red Light Management, an independent music management company that …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Feb 6, 2018
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NOTEBOOK: Partnership exceeds goals

Greater Des Moines Partnership Chairman Dan Houston took time to debrief me on his year at the helm of one of the area’s biggest and most powerful economic development groups. 

In the course of the …
By PERRY BEEMAN | Feb 6, 2018
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NOTEBOOK: #seeDSMsayBravo

The Feb. 3 Bravo Awards Gala attracted more than 1,000 attendees dressed in their finest to celebrate the arts and culture of Greater Des Moines. Here are some of the comments on social media that …
By SUZANNE BEHNKE | Feb 6, 2018
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A quiet conversion

A three-story warehouse is being renovated with little fanfare and no tax incentives along Southwest Fifth Street in Des Moines and, at least for now, that’s just the way owner and rehabber Craig Fritzjunker likes …
By KENT DARR | Feb 6, 2018