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McLellan: A lesson from Nationwide

Who would have ever thought that an insurance company would have the most controversial TV commercial of the 2015 Super Bowl?

If you somehow missed it, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. unveiled a TV spot where …

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A Closer Look: Rebecca Ryan

West Des Moines City Manager Tom Hadden was at a city managers’ meeting not long ago looking for the next seminar to attend. He walked by a room so crowded that people were standing in …

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3 Questions for Troy Caraway

A year ago, West Des Moines-based UnityPoint Health acquired Physicians Plus Insurance Corp., a Madison, Wis.-based health insurance company that it plans to use as a platform for developing a regional health insurance division. Six …

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On the Record: A double dose of Debi Durham

Thank you, Danny Beyer. And yes, I realize this section is titled for Iowa Economic Development Authority Director Debi Durham, but it’s not a misprint.

If not for the networking prowess of Beyer – a …

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Building Entrepreneurship

It’s a hot time for entrepreneurship on campuses. 

Schools have taken varying approaches, but their goals typically boil down to this: Teach students how to explore new ventures, attract the capital needed to sustain them, …

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Apartments with an urban feel going up in Ankeny

 

Bill Kusy’s first big venture into multifamily development is coming with a twist. 

 

The longtime Greater Des Moines mortgage banker has joined with partners from Iowa City to develop Lake Shore Aparments on …

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Will Des Moines Triathlon continue beyond 2015?

The owner of the New Orleans events management company that has produced the Hy-Vee Triathlon for the past eight years said he’s committed to seeing the annual event continue in Des Moines.

 

However, the …

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Insurers still scrambling to process former CoOportunity members

Some group insurance plan members in Iowa that had to switch coverage from the failed CoOportunity Health to other carriers are still waiting to receive their insurance cards, nine days after their new policies became …

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DART scrambles to save D-Line, again

 

Downtown Des Moines’ free shuttle service, D-Line, is in financial trouble again.

 

Operation Downtown on July 1 plans to eliminate its $72,000 funding for the downtown shuttle, an approximately $350,000-a-year operation that carries …

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The Elbert Files: R&T Lofts stir memories

When I first learned of plans to convert the former Des Moines Register building at 715 Locust St. into housing, I didn’t much care for the idea. I’d spent 37 years in the fourth floor …