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The Elbert Files: Fixing the economy

As we begin a new growing season, here are some random thoughts about the economy: some good, some not-so good and a bit of whimsy. 

The good: A year ago, I was worried that falling …

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Gitomer: Want to change your attitude?

I define attitude as, “The way you dedicate yourself to the way you think.” Thinking negative or thinking positive is a choice and a process. Negative is (unfortunately) an instinctive process. Positive is a learned …

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McLellan: Are your customers in transition?

When I think of this May/June season, I can’t help but think of it as the season of transitions. Seeds evolve into plants, kids graduate from high school and college, and many single people choose …

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A Closer Look: Tom Leners

When it comes to Greater Des Moines development, Tom Leners says that Madison County is “kind of the last frontier.” It’s a frontier that gets a lot of attention from developers, who point to its …

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Global Insurance Accelerator: ClinicNote

IN A NUTSHELL:

Three Iowa State University graduate students are developing a software tool to help speech pathologists more easily file patient progress reports needed for continued health insurance coverage.

 

ABOUT THE BUSINESS:

Tyler …

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Downtown wish list: research

“The Metropolitan Revolution” co-author Bruce Katz visited Greater Des Moines for the first time last week, and the big thinker from the Brookings Institution liked what he saw. But if it were up to him, …

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

As Iowa employers and health insurers put the first quarter of 2015 in the rearview mirror, both are still plagued with uncertainty around the Affordable Care Act’s requirements and the increasingly high costs of offering …

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What type of impact could Medica have in Iowa?

 

An executive with Medica Health Plans, which announced May 14 it’s entering the Iowa individual insurance market, talked with the Business Record about the volatility the Minnesota company has seen – both up and …

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Hubbell emerging as potential buyer for Riverfront Y

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Hubbell Realty Co. has emerged as the last potential buyer standing in efforts to devise a workable development plan for the Riverfront YMCA, which sits on what many …

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Global Insurance Accelerator: Drive Spotter, Inc.

IN A NUTSHELL:

Drive Spotter Inc. is developing a technology product that will monitor commercial drivers’ alertness that will be marketed to property/casualty insurers as a safety incentive.

 

ABOUT THE BUSINESS:

Chris Augeri envisons …