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The Elbert Files: Creating a dark future

“Why is Terry Branstad so down on Iowa?”

My old friend K.C. posed that question last week when our paths crossed in the 2300 block of Grand Avenue in the shade of tall oak trees. …

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Gitomer: Self-image determines much

How do you picture yourself?

Pretty powerful question when you think about it. Some of you are thinking handsome or pretty, some overweight or average, some successful or struggling. Some pictures are happy, some are …

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McLellan: Creating a memorable event

Over the years, McLellan Marketing Group has been part of the community teams that launched both Make-A-Wish Iowa’s Jolly Holiday Lights and Youth Emergency Shelter & Services of Iowa’s Duck Derby. Those events have both …

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Leaders Survey 2015

For our annual Business Record Leaders Survey, we surveyed the Business Record audience on 18 business issues in order to capture the pulse of our readers.


Below we have the results of all the questions…
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Business Record 8-14-15

Leaders Survey 2015
The business community answers 18 topics affecting our region.

Focus: Biotechnology

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Townsend says $1 million sale of his Urbandale estate ‘cost me a fortune’

Ted Townsend thought an auction would speed up the process of selling his iconic Urbandale estate, but the eventual sale price came at a steep discount that came as a “shock.”


“It’s painful, I can’t…
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Airport board: Guard lease delays will cost taxpayers, delay terminal project

The National Guard Bureau’s refusal to sign a deal on a new lease for the Iowa Air National Guard base at the Des Moines airport is costing taxpayers and ratepayers money, blocking economic development and…
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A new game plan for entrepreneurship and big data at ISU

Bill Adamowski hit the ground running when he landed at Iowa State University this past spring. With the same eye that has keenly analyzed multimillion-dollar business opportunities, Adamowski has sized up some gaps in ISU’s …

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The Elbert Files: D.M.’s 5 expansion cycles

This summer marks the 10th anniversary of the opening of Wells Fargo Arena, Hy-Vee Hall, the Iowa Hall of Pride and the Science Center of Iowa.

I never realized it until now, but downtown development …

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Guest Opinion: Work/life balance: is it possible?

Work/life balance continues to be a hot career issue and buzzword for employees of all ages.  As a leadership development consultant, how to balance the scales between work and home life is often requested as …