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Business Record 5-22-15

Commercial property tax reform
The 2-year-old legislation has cities looking for new sources of revenues

Focus: Municipal Governments

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30 Cultural Wishes

The next big thing, or a million little improvements. It doesn’t matter how big or how small the idea, our hope is the ideas brought forth by our readers and community leaders provide the sparks…
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How and when the convention hotel will pick a brand and operator

 

Management companies and hotels that want a piece of the Iowa Events Center Hotel have a June 12 deadline to submit preliminary proposals.

 

The winner of that selection process will be announced by …

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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. …