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McLellan: Digital isn’t a department

Many companies are trying to “manage” the onslaught of changes brought about by today’s digital trends by creating a department to deal with all of the new technologies, social networks, web trends, marketing automation and …

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Transit Trouble?

At the outset, it’s fair to note that the Greater Des Moines bus service, currently known as DART, has faced periodic questions about its financial viability since local cities decided to form the system decades …

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Business Record 7-31-15

2015 Women of Influence
Des Moines’ most influential women are honored

Focus: Women of Influence

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Need for tax abatements diminishing, but not disappearing in Des Moines

Homebuilders left no doubt about their attitude toward city of Des Moines proposals to scale back tax abatement programs that have been in place since 1987. The consensus: The changes will chill already anemic homebuilding …

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Capital Crossroads outlines diverse improvements

The quarterly Capital Crossroads meetings can be an illuminating look at just how diverse the efforts to improve Greater Des Moines are. Community leaders give updates on what they and others are doing to improve …

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Water Works sees double-digit rate hikes ahead

Des Moines Water Works plans to raise rates for businesses and residents by about 10 percent next April, the largest increase of the past several years.

 

Brace yourself. CEO and General Manager Bill Stowe …

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The Elbert Files: Coppolas honor Sani legacy

Herman Sani, the namesake of an Iowa signature golf tournament, was an early 20th-century businessman who saved Hyperion Field Club from bankruptcy during the Great Depression.

Nearly 80 years later, three Coppola brothers led by …

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Gitomer: How’s your sales ability?

“Jeffrey, what’s the BEST way to make a sale?”

When I’m asked this question (I’m asked it all the time), what the salesperson’s really asking is, “What’s the EASIEST way to make a sale?”

EASY …

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McLellan: Creating your content machine

Last week’s column talked about some of the preliminary steps in creating a successful content strategy. They were:

1. Identifying the business outcomes/goals for the strategy;

2. Knowing who you are targeting and what would …

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A Closer Look: Jessica Whitney

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller appointed Jessica Whitney as director of his office’s Consumer Protection Division in June to take the place of Bill Brauch, who retired July 15 after leading the division since 1995. …