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NOTEBOOK: Breaking and entering at ISU’s Beardshear Hall

While up in Ames recently for a mostly serious interview, I heard a story from the lighter side of things. In 2012, on a weekend day, Iowa State University police descended on the ISU president’s …

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NOTEBOOK: Cedar Rapids company rolls out continuing education app for nurses

If you see a nurse engrossed in her or his smartphone, don’t assume the nurse is just catching up on social media. 

A new mobile app developed by a Cedar Rapids-based software company aims to …

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Business Record 12-2-16

In the collision zone
Businesses large and small roll out their version of caution tape in designing contemporary office space.

Focus: Building & Construction

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NOTEBOOK: An insider’s take on DuPont Pioneer’s planned merger with Dow Chemical

Earlier this month, I had the pleasure of interviewing Adam Plagge, the city of Johnston’s economic development manager, a new position the city created to have a point of contact for developers.   At 33,…
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McLellan: Hire for the soft skills

Remember a few years ago when it was simple to hire? There were so many people that had been displaced by the recession that finding a qualified and available candidate was a piece of cake.…

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The Elbert Files: How to improve the next election

I have a solution for what most people believe is a flawed process for nominating Democratic and Republican candidates for president.

A consistent refrain of this year’s election has been that the two major party …

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A Closer Look: Bill Even

Perhaps it was inevitable that Bill Even would return to the center of Midwestern agriculture — Iowa. He had been in and out of Iowa while farming in South Dakota, earning a law degree at …

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Drinks in time: Homegrown producers welcome state review of liquor law

It has taken John Sayles a mere 18 months to build name recognition for his vodka, but it could take him a lifetime to understand Iowa liquor laws.

Those laws were first established in 1934, …

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Milestone: ISU President Steven Leath sizes up first five years on job

To say it’s been a wild ride lately for Iowa State University President Steven Leath doesn’t seem strong enough.

Here’s a guy who celebrates his fifth anniversary on the job in January and is beaming …

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NOTEBOOK: MidAmerican expects another 16-year run with no electricity rate increases

MidAmerican Energy’s Kathryn Kunert dropped an interesting nugget about the economic impact that the utility’s aggressive wind development in Iowa will have on electric rates during the Celebrate Business and Economic Impact Award luncheon held …