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NOTEBOOK: 10 great tech ideas of ’17

The folks at Fast Company point out that you don’t have to create the next Google to change the world. Sometimes making things easier to use, or fine-tuning existing apps to line up better with …

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NOTEBOOK: Is this unclaimed $405,000 yours?

The Great Iowa Treasure Hunt remains at your disposal to claim your misplaced fortune.

By law, unclaimed property, such as dormant banking accounts or uncashed dividend checks, goes to the state after a period of …

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Trends to Watch in 2018

Prepare for change or be an agent of change this year.

That’s the overwhelming theme from 13 leaders in the Greater Des Moines business community about trends coming up in 2018. The Business Record asked …

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McLellan: The marketing plan recipe

For the last six weeks, this column has been hyperfocused on the channels you should be considering as you design your marketing plan for 2018, and this week I’d like to step back and take …

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The Elbert Files: Alike but different

During an autumn trip to upstate New York, my wife and I visited Lindenwald, the home of our eighth president, Martin Van Buren, near Kinderhook. The day before, we’d toured Franklin Roosevelt’s Hyde Park home …

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the January 5 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the January 5 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.

2017’s big news
This year brought some big news. Here are a few stories that hit some of the high …

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Lessons from the past year

As 2017 nears its close, the Business Record asked you, our readers, to tell share what lessons you learned in the last 12 months that others in the business community could benefit from hearing. 

And …

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the December 29 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the December 29 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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McLellan: You can’t be anti-social today

This column wraps up my series on the marketing channels you need to consider for 2018. I’m hoping you’ve given serious consideration to several of these as you map out your plan for next year.…

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