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A Closer Look: Ed Wallace

Ed Wallace walks from the living-room-like central meeting space in the lobby of the West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce’s new West Glen office into his glass-lined and therefore fairly transparent office.

The office suite …

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Nine of 90 Ideas

The Business Record brought back one of our most popular and informative events ever – 90 Ideas in 90 Minutes – on Sept. 8 at the Hilton Garden Inn West Des Moines.

Nine leaders from …

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What’s next?: Capital Crossroads progress report targets poverty, crime, and attracting creatives

The latest regional assessment by Market Street Services paints Greater Des Moines as a market on the rise that competes well with bigger Midwestern cities but still is fighting poverty, talent problems and young professionals’ …

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the September 9 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the September 9 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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The Insider Notebook: September 9 Issue

See all of this week’s Business Record Insider Notebook items. Click here

 

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Business Record 9-9-16

A caregiving revolution
How Iowa companies are responding to employees’ needs as caregivers.

Focus: HR Trends: Employee Benefits

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Nonprofit developer enters for-sale townhouse market with Sherman Hill plan

Neighborhood Development Corp., the nonprofit organization that places housing and commercial projects in areas of Polk County that other developers have found challenging, is planning its first for-sale townhome project, in Des Moines’ Sherman Hill…
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Appeals court issues first ruling on revisions to mechanic’s lien law

The Iowa Court of Appeals has issued its first ruling on three-year-old revisions to the state’s mechanic’s lien law that established a registry of contractors, subcontractors and materials suppliers on residential projects.


In this case,…
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NOTEBOOK: Hollywood Back Stories

I had the opportunity last week to talk with Liz Gilman, executive producer for Produce Iowa, the state’s Office of Media Production, and learn a little about what her job is like. It was an …

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NOTEBOOK: Osprey sightings in Iowa, Boston

Over the weekend, I was in Boston visiting my son and daughter-in-law, and we started our sightseeing at Plum Island. It’s an absolutely beautiful, dune-dotted nature reserve that I had visited on a nitrate-measuring trip …

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