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Traffic jam comes early

EDITOR’S NOTE:
Greater Des Moines’ population is projected to grow by 50 percent by the year 2050. Our question — what does the addition of 250,000 people mean for traffic on Interstate 235? It’s the …

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Business Record 7-24-15

Traffic jam comes early
DOT looks to ease unexpected I-235 congestion on west side

Focus: Transportation

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How to bring a farmers market to your business

A small group of central Iowa producers is bringing fresh produce to the parking lots of some Greater Des Moines employers in what organizers are informally calling a “corporate farmers market.”

 

Each Wednesday and …

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Harmony in home construction

The number of residential building permits issued so far this year in Greater Des Moines has fallen compared with last year, but not to despair. There is harmony in the demand for the three housing …

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The Elbert Files: The return of rats with antlers

The deer are back, and I need a BB gun. You know, an air rifle, the shoot-your-eye-out kind that Ralphie wanted in the “Christmas Story” movie.

Mind you, I haven’t actually seen any deer recently, …

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Gitomer: Value – the king of sales

Value is perhaps the most illusive concept in sales.

Everyone will tell you how important it is; very few can tell you what it is. I’ve already gone on ad nauseam about my distaste for …

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McLellan: Making content part of the process

Pick up any business magazine, read a marketing blog or attend a conference and you’re going to get the message that you must have a content strategy. Truth be told, this is nothing new. There’s …

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A Closer Look: Megan Grandgeorge

After working eight years for the biggest event in the state of Iowa, Megan Grandgeorge is shifting gears — and locations — for a new role as director of marketing and public relations at Variety …

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A second chance at success

Last fall, the Des Moines Community Playhouse took a chance on an original play penned by a local author who had never written a play before. 

It was a huge risk, but one that paid …

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The Photo Issue: Denise Essman

Denise Essmen

President & CEO, Essman/Associates
Master Gardener

Denise Essman often finds herself abandoning a cup of coffee she’s enjoying on her porch to pull a stray weed from a flower bed. Before she knows …