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Business Record 2-6-15

Untangling the Web
Greater Des Moines nonprofits look for solutions to overcome technology challenges.

Focus: Nonprofits

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The Elbert Files: Newspapers: Lee vs. Gannett

The quarterly financial reports released by Gannett Co. Inc. and Lee Enterprises Inc. last week provide a contrast on how the two media heavyweights are confronting the historic pressures facing the nation’s newspaper industry. 

The …

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Gitomer: Take action for a great year

I’m challenging you NOT to have your BEST year ever. Rather, have a GREAT year. A great family year. A great achievement year. A great money year. A great health year.

The secret of “great” …

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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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