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Partnership sets 2018 priorities

The Greater Des Moines Partnership, Central Iowa’ economic and community development organization with 23 chambers of commerce and more than 6,100 business members, hopes to see significant progress this year on initiatives ranging from completing …

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A Closer Look: Jeff Wiggins

Perhaps Jeff Wiggins didn’t take the most direct route to his newly created job as transportation planner in the Des Moines city manager’s office. 

After growing up in the Chicago area, he scored a bachelor’s …

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Bankers Trust moves to first from last

Difficult though it might be to imagine that Bankers Trust, a company owned by one of Iowa’s most famous business families, managed to work its way into Greater Des Moines lore without a formal banking …

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NOTEBOOK: You can still make 2017 contributions to retirement funds

Who says you have to get your income tax ducks in a row by Dec. 31 every year? For most workplace retirement savings plan deductions, you can stall 2017 payments almost to 2019 and still …

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NOTEBOOK: Could tax cuts reduce tax incentives?

In an hourlong session with Business Record staffers, key legislative leaders suggested that the tax cuts they are pursuing could prompt a review of the incentives offered to developers.

“We’re willing to look at all …

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NOTEBOOK: Should have bet the house on Winnebago!

Saw this fun Facebook post from Denny Elwell Co. rep Dan Corron, who was lamenting his decision not to follow through with a prediction he made about Winnebago Industries Inc. back in our November 2016 …

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McLellan: Silence is not golden to your customers

I stopped by Walgreens to pick up a prescription the other day. When I gave the pharmacy tech my name, she went to the bin marked M, flipped through the prescription box and came up …

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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.

Industrial space tight
Greater Des Moines industrial vacancies stood at 2.4 percent at the end of the fourth quarter, the …

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The Elbert Files: Grassley and Trump

“What’s happened to Chuck Grassley?”

I asked that question last week when I saw my friend K.C. in front of the PEO headquarters at 37th and Grand. He was deep in thought, contemplating the landscaping …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: We’re wary of driverless cars

The Business Record’s auto writers have been closely following the testing, development and hand-wringing involved with the development of so-called autonomous vehicles, from cars to long-haul trucks. We see a lot of intrigue and potential, …