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Gitomer: Why goals go unmet

My mother never went to Europe.

She talked about it, dreamed about it — even opened a travel agency at age 55. Never got there. She died 15 years later, never achieving the goal. Oh, …
By JEFFREY GITOMER | Dec 25, 2015
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A Closer Look: Michael Gillen

While you were trying to decide whether to add the tri-foam and turbo dry cycles to your last car wash, Michael Gillen was thinking about new ways to amp up what used to be a …
By PERRY BEEMAN | Dec 25, 2015
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Leadership changes in 2015

New leaders emerged in Central Iowa as businesses, government, and nonprofit organizations put new people in top positions. Here are some key changes that occurred last year.

Culture

Iowa native David Chivers, 39, formerly chief …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Dec 25, 2015
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15 Top Deals of 2015

Dealmakers are extraordinary problem solvers. Often, we admire them for their vision and ability to create something great. Sometimes, however, they are forced to use their skills to keep a bad thing from getting worse.…
By BPC Staff | Dec 25, 2015
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Business Record 12-25-15

15 Top Deals of 2015
A look back at the top deals that shaped the business community in 2015.

Focus: Year in Review

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By BPC Staff | Dec 25, 2015
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On The Move: Week of Dec. 14

Natalie Merrill

Renewable Energy Group, Inc.

Promoted to chief of staff and vice president

natalie.merrill@regi.com

 

Travis Allen

Iowa State Bank

Hired as trust investment officer and vice president

tfallen@iowastatebanks.com

 

Cris Aguilar

Iowa State …
By BPC Staff | Dec 18, 2015
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A Closer Look: Dan Houston

When Dan Houston was nearing graduation from Iowa State University in 1984, he had three corporate job offers to choose from — one in the forestry business, another in the tire industry and a third …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Dec 18, 2015
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Legislative preview: Hope for action?

As they do before most sessions, legislative leaders have been making the rounds of Iowa’s business organizations and issuing warnings that money will be short. That may be especially true this year, as the sagging …
By PERRY BEEMAN | Dec 18, 2015
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The Elbert Files: New book on DM architecture

The decision at Iowa’s third constitutional convention in 1857 to move the state capital from Iowa City to Des Moines must have seemed odd at the time, wrote Jay Pridmore in his new book, “Des …
By DAVE ELBERT | Dec 18, 2015
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McLellan: Looking back at 2015

2015 is one for the history books at this point. The next two weeks will be a blur of last-minute sales, many of your employees taking extra time off to burn through their vacation time …
By DREW MCLELLAN | Dec 18, 2015
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