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NOTEBOOK: Birdland build for Habitat

Executive Director Lance Henning told the crowd at the Sept. 29 Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity Key Awards to be on the lookout for more information on a big project the organization is undertaking …

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NOTEBOOK: Why John and Jackie Norris returned to Des Moines

John and Jackie Norris are back in town, living with their three sons and dog Boss in a Waterbury neighborhood house where former Lt. Gov. Sally Pederson and author James Autry had lived. The couple …

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NOTEBOOK: Confessions of a late smartphone adopter

I felt like I officially joined the 21st century last weekend when I finally bought my first smartphone. (I’ll pause a moment for you millennials to stop laughing). Not to be too trendy or spend …

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the October 7 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the October 7 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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Iowa’s ‘trades’ mission
State seeks to accelerate growth in apprenticeships.

Focus: Education

View issue…

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Panelists: Weak political will = bad water quality

Des Moines Water Works chief Bill Stowe and others on a Drake University panel Wednesday said the weak political will of Iowa’s leaders has left waterways polluted with toxic algae, health-threatening nitrate runoff and a…
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Study: Iowa employer health premium increases moderate under ACA

Employer health insurance rates in Iowa are continuing to rise, but nowhere near the sickening pace of the individual market — and interestingly enough, rate increases for Iowa employers are advancing at a much slower…
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DART 2035: Transportation choices

The local transit agency — which thinks now more in terms of providing mobility, in all its forms — has a vision for Greater Des Moines 2035. Not surprisingly, that vision would be expensive, and …

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NOTEBOOK: Doubts about TIF

  There’s little question that a 26-story, $80 million high-rise apartment building proposed for downtown Des Moines is grabbing attention.

Its 276 luxury apartments will bring residents to a stretch of Walnut Street that for…
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On The Move: Week of Sept. 26

Rebecca Westphal NCMIC Finance Corp. Hired as merchant service representative rwestphal@ncmic.com


Sandy Poe NCMIC Finance Corp. Hired as credit card associate spoe@ncmic.com


Chima Igbokwe NCMIC Finance Corp. Hired as merchant service representative cigbokwe@ncmic.com


Amy Nielsen-Muniz…