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A Closer Look: Jeremy Rosen

Growing up in Massachusetts, Jeremy Rosen was afforded all the opportunities in life — a stable family, a good home, and the ability to have his basic needs met.

But having those advantages ultimately drove …

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The Elbert Files: Caviar and meatloaf

My friend Chris Diebel has unearthed a story about Des Moines society four decades ago that’s worth retelling, if only because it puts the words meatloaf and caviar in the same sentence. 

Diebel is managing …

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Gitomer: Effective engagement secrets

What is engagement?

Better stated, how can you engage other people to become interested in you and your product or service? Dale Carnegie (How to Win Friends and Influence People) says by becoming interested in …

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McLellan: What is marketing automation?

Marketing automation is one of those buzzwords that is being bandied around quite a bit lately, so I thought it was time to define it and help you determine if it makes sense for your …

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Guest Opinion: Make a call for immigration reform

Implementing common sense immigration reform policies is a necessary action lawmakers need to take to ensure Iowa’s flourishing economy continues to grow.

While the in-state debate over immigration reform is relatively quiet right now, it’s …

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Stemming Apathy

Mary Andringa is well-known in Iowa STEM circles, where some of the state’s best minds are looking for ways to encourage the study and application of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. She is CEO and …

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Recap: The Partnership’s D.C. trip

The Greater Des Moines Partnership loaded a diverse group of nearly 200 active business, government and nonprofit group leaders onto a charter plane and headed for Washington, D.C., for its annual lobby trip May 10-12. …

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Commercial property tax reform

Editor’s note: West Des Moines will not hire new employees in the coming year and Des Moines is on a search for new revenues. Why? It’s all in reaction to property tax legislation that was …

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Business Record 5-15-15

A riskier business
How the shifting health insurance landscape is affecting your company – and insurers

Focus: Banking & Finance

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DART delays bus rapid transit; here’s why

The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority has decided not to apply for a federal grant that was supposed to provide most of the startup cash for $25 million, train-like bus rapid transit service amid …