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NOTEBOOK: More growth ahead at JLL Des Moines

They aren’t working out of broom closets yet at the Des Moines office of JLL, but recent growth makes the firm’s headquarters at 801 Grand Ave. a little shy of space. The recent addition of …

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McLellan: Facebook rethinks its algorithm

Over the past few days, marketing people and pundits of all kinds have been trying to read between the lines of a post by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg  about how the social media giant will …

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The Elbert Files: Beyond the money

Jann Freed, who teaches leadership development and change management in the Des Moines area, tells this story:

Not long ago, she was working with a large insurance company that had offered an incentive package to …

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Leaders Survey: Corporate tax reform

Several months ago, we posed a question about corporate tax reform to Business Record readers as part of the most recent Leaders Survey.

Most respondents agreed that reform was needed for Iowa to be competitive …

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NOTEBOOK: Services help with college application

Tuition and room/board at a top Ivy League university now run about $65,000 a year. Add in books, travel back to Iowa a few times a year, a mom-and-dad-funded spring break trip — and your …

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NOTEBOOK: Iowa hospitals brace for double-digit cut in Medicare drug program

At least three dozen Iowa hospitals, among them Broadlawns Medical Center in Des Moines, face losing hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments they receive through a longtime drug purchasing program this year. It’s a …

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NOTEBOOK: Wine, beer app improves with age

The newest Iowa Wine and Beer directory includes listings for 86 wineries, 79 breweries and 11 distilleries across the state, and you can use the Iowa Wine and Beer App to find these with its …

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NOTEBOOK: Airport to add third baggage screener

Des Moines International Airport will install a third baggage screening system behind the scenes because growing passenger traffic is testing capacity, airport General Manager and Executive Director Kevin Foley said. The equipment will be behind …

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the January 19 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the January 19 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.

Berkshire, MidAmerican job shuffles
Longtime MidAmerican Energy executive Bill Fehrman has been promoted. http://bit.ly/2mner2i

Longtime MidAmerican Energy executive Bill Fehrman…
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