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INSIDER: National Guard misses another deadline at airport, may lose lease

 

Des Moines airport officials plan to meet in closed session next week to consider whether to take legal action after the National Guard Bureau missed the July 1 extended deadline to submit plans for …

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McLellan: Do you want to take a stand?

The Supreme Court’s decision last week dominated the news, social media and most conversations. Regardless of where you stand on the topic, you couldn’t help but be immersed in it. And that wasn’t true for …

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A Closer Look: Jeanine Mixdorf

Jeanine Mixdorf’s first big trip from home was in 1988 when she traveled across Iowa from Sioux Center in the northwest to Cedar Falls and the University of Northern Iowa in the northeast. She has …

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Rising incomes: How Iowa stacks up

A drop in farm incomes from late 2014 to early 2015 dragged down Iowans’ per capita personal income growth in recent U.S. Commerce Department news, but the quarterly report doesn’t accurately reflect the state’s generally …

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Business Record 7-3-15

All eyes on Des Moines
A bright national spotlight will shine on Des Moines twice in 2016, giving business leaders a chance to showcase the city and change perceptions.

Focus: Marketing & Public Relations

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The Elbert Files: Three bad moves

We all make bad decisions, but three recent news items show how bad things can look when people don’t see the larger picture.

Let’s begin with the story last week about Mary Jane White, the …

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Gitomer: A new way to embrace change

Change is coming.

Got fear or joy? Got worry or positive anticipation? Putting your head in the sand, or headed to the beach to relax and plan?

When you feel or fear that some form …

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All eyes on Des Moines

In 2016, the eyes of the nation will be on Greater Des Moines, not once, but twice.

On Feb. 1 and during the weeks and months leading up to it, national news media, politicos and …

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Making a statement in the Western Gateway

Several years ago, I was hand-lining for tinker mackerel off a dock in the fishing village of Menemsha, Mass., when I looked up to see what seemed to be a skyscraper-tall luxury liner slip into …

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Iowa insurers receive $54 million in ACA reinsurance payments

Here’s an inside look at the federal payments that Iowa insurers are receiving through Obamacare, and how they’re using them.


For the first time, health insurers in Iowa are getting a clear picture of how …