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NOTEBOOK: Des Moines Olympics in 2028? Don’t bet on it

I was talking with Greater Des Moines convention guru Greg Edwards and regional planning guy Todd Ashby last week when Ashby, just in fun, asked Edwards if Des Moines would be trying to lure the …

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Iowa workers, employers honored for overcoming employment barriers

The Iowa Job Honor Awards, an initiative aimed at recognizing Iowans who have overcome barriers to employment, today announced its top honorees for 2016. 


Honorees in the employee category are Jeremiah Machuca of Clinton, who…
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Market District beckons more urban pioneers

This pioneering must be pretty exciting stuff. If you doubt it, chat for a few minutes with Jim Kottmeyer, who, along with brother-in-law Adam Petersen, plans to break ground this summer on a three-story office…
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On The Move: Week of June 6

Scott Williams Anawim Housing Hired as program manager swilliams@anawimhousing.org


Jordan Meggison-Decker BrownWinick Law Firm Hired as associate attorney decker@brownwinick.com


Ellen M. Hames BrownWinick Law Firm Hired as associate attorney hames@brownwinick.com


Scott Lochhead KCL Engineering Hired…
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NOTEBOOK: Greg Edwards onstage with the Nadas

In what surely is a first for Greater Des Moines government, the Nadas will yield a bit of stage time at a concert at the Simon Estes Amphitheater tonight to convention boss Greg Edwards, who …

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McLellan: Coming in loud and clear

When I was a kid, I loved listening to the old-time radio shows that my parents grew up with. “The Shadow” was my favorite. I loved the storytelling, but I also loved the portability — …

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The Elbert Files: Linking 2015 with 1900

Some of my favorite census data are from the years 1900 and 2015. 1900 was when Iowa’s population topped 2 million for the first time, making us the 10th most populous of the then-45 states …

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Guest Opinion: DOL rule could impact benefits

Sir Isaac Newton’s third law of motion may apply to the final rule issued on May 18 by the Department of Labor regarding overtime pay. The rule will significantly alter employee pay structures, which will …

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What does the new overtime law mean for your business?

Iowa employers have a number of options and strategies available to them to respond to new federal overtime rules announced in mid-May by the Obama administration, local experts say. 

On May 18 the U.S. Department …

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Banking on Broadway

Jeff Chelesvig may have had a little trouble deciding how to cast his votes on this year’s Tony Awards ballot.

Chelesvig, president and CEO of Des Moines Performing Arts and Iowa’s only Tony Awards voter, …