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ArtForceIowa uses arts to engage troubled youths

Michelle Jackson was hungry, homeless and jobless when she learned about ArtForceIowa. 

With a juvenile criminal record and more than two years of incarceration in her past, finding and keeping a job was next to …

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A Closer Look: John Norris

John Norris has been a political operative in Iowa and Washington, D.C., for decades. An aide to Tom Vilsack both in the governor’s office and at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the nation’s capital, …

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In the fast lane

Amanda Wanke is pretty revved up about her career right now. 

She’s a polished communication professional who is learning about the latest in transportation industry improvements through her work at the Des Moines Area Regional …

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A wild ride: Transportation future could mean robotic cars, parking-ramp apartments, security tunnels at airports

Greater Des Moines could see a day when far more people bike to work, airport security is a simple walk through a tunnel, parking is converted to stores or apartments, and big data helps us …

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the October 14 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the October 14 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: Sculpture love from Springfield

A fun share here about the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park from one of our fellow business journals down in Springfield, Mo. The publication’s editor, Eric Olson, along with editors and publishers from all …

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NOTEBOOK: Are we too focused on STEM?

When transportation guru Gabe Klein came to town to give a speech, he wondered what kind of work we will do in the future, given technological advances. “It appears that the creativity area will be …

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NOTEBOOK: Here’s what IOWA stands for

Des Moines Water Works chief Bill Stowe speaks a lot about his utility’s federal lawsuit against drainage districts in northwest Iowa and the agricultural pollution that prompted it. He has found himself speaking more and …

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Business Record 10-14-16

In the fast lane
Wanke juggles marketing, planning at DART as region’s transportation needs come to the forefront.

Focus: Transportation

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NOTEBOOK: With large anchors a ‘dying breed,’ new owners of Eastwood Village Shopping Center ponder options

    Travis Overhue has taken a look at large anchors for neighborhood shopping centers and come to the conclusion that “they are a dying breed.” With that in mind, don’t expect a large grocery…