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On The Move: Week of June 27

Jennifer Schenck Wright Service Corp. Hired as accounting clerk jschenck@wrightservicecorp.com


Danielle Dunbar Wright Service Corp. Hired as accounting clerk ddunbar@wrightservicecorp.com


Raphael Garza Wright Tree Service Hired as accounts payable clerk rgarza@wrighttree.com


Wendy Matthews Wright Tree…
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Branding Bunch

A truth veteran journalists grasp pretty quickly at the Business Record: our sources know way more than we do.

So, as much as possible, we try to get out of the way and let local …

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A Closer Look: Claudia Cackler

Architecture, art and public media — not to mention a chocolate Labrador retriever named Moki — get a lot of attention from Claudia Cackler, a Des Moines native who moved to St. Paul, Minn., several …

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Big ideas: The next chapter

Capital Crossroads 2.0, the latest five-year vision plan for Des Moines and other communities within a 50-mile radius, recently launched. The effort will feature more surveys and interviews, with a streamlined process that will be …

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The Elbert Files: Why government is inefficient

Des Moines lawyer Leon Shearer has written a book that most people will find boring but which should be required reading for all elected officials in Iowa.

The title is “A Management Handbook for Public …

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McLellan: Tread carefully on tragedy

When our country endures a tragedy like the Orlando shooting or a natural disaster like the flooding in West Virginia, we get completely wrapped up in the stories, the people and the emotions. We want …

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YMCA CEO outlines priorities

We recently checked in with Dave Schwartz, who on June 1 began his new role as CEO of the YMCA of Greater Des Moines. Schwartz, 60, had led the West Des Moines Chamber since 2014. …

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The business of negotiation

Randy Roth often tells his clients, “If your mouth is open around a vendor, there’s money flowing one way or the other, and it’s usually not towards you.”

Roth, managing partner of Corporate Contracts, bases …

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the July 1 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the July 1 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: July 1 Issue

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