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Pleasant Hill, Carlisle councils approve bonds for Wellmark YMCA

City councils in Carlisle and Pleasant Hill were asked this week whether they wanted to help convert a large chunk of bank financing for the Wellmark YMCA into low-interest bonds.

 

The Carlisle City Council …

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The Elbert Files: Iowa’s caucus quagmire

I recently read Dave Price’s book, “Caucus Chaos,” about Iowa’s 2012 Republican presidential caucuses and was struck by a couple things. 

One is how truly meaningless the Republican caucuses are. The other was how slow …

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Gitomer: First step: Attitude awareness

Got attitude? “YES!” You all scream. 

A positive one? “YES!” You all scream.

Wanna bet? 

I’ll bet every one of you “thinks” you have a positive attitude, and the same amount of you have NEVER …

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McLellan: Being a nice guy matters

Millions of people tuned in to watch the Mayweather versus Pacquiao fight last Saturday and after the fight the consensus was that the wrong guy won.

Yes, there were all kinds of complaints about how …

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University Research: The jobs you need to fill

Research overview: 

By the end of the decade, the U.S. military will be downsized by approximately 350,000 people, and Home Base Iowa seeks to attract as many of these veterans to the state as possible …

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Big data = better transportation

Iowa Department of Transportation Director Paul Trombino and his friends at the Iowa Economic Development Authority have found a way to use big data to attract businesses, keep them here and save them a pile …

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A Closer Look: Susan Haider

Susan Haider begin working in March for UnityPoint Health in the newly created position of vice president of marketing and communications. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Haider was selected following a nationwide search. In her …

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The buzz about drones

Someday, drones could fly around Greater Des Moines and the rest of Iowa in swarms, delivering pizzas and packages; checking crops, bridges and buildings; and assisting journalists and real estate agents with still photos and …

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Business Record 5-1-15

University Research
We highlight four research efforts from Iowa’s universities in an effort to help you do business better.

Focus: University Research

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Opus launches industrial warehouse projects

The Opus Group is set to expand the industrial office and warehouse footprint in Greater Des Moines by several hundred thousand square feet.

It is ready to start construction on a 208,252-square-foot speculative industrial office …