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On Leadership: Why Breast Cancer Awareness Month matters to business

Brenda Neville, president and CEO of the Iowa Motor Truck Association, launches into high gear during Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. “While I am not a survivor of breast cancer, I am a survivor …
By SUZANNA de BACA | Oct 13, 2021
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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Open offices failed. These are 6 essentials to make sure the next office doesn’t.

An open office layout was meant to boost socialization in the workplace, but its downfall was that it was the only type of space available. Now, mid-pandemic when workers are returning to the office after …
By SARAH BOGAARDS | Oct 12, 2021
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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Millennials become creative to make homeownership a reality

More and more millennials are being creative about homeownership, with more unmarried millennials pooling their resources to turn what may otherwise seem like a fantasy into an achievable goal. With more millennials getting married later …
By BPC Staff | Oct 11, 2021
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Business Record 10-8-21

Cover story: Fareway Stores continues to grow with plans for four new locations in 2022

Focus: Technology

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By BPC Staff | Oct 8, 2021
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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Nationwide, Food Bank of Iowa collaborate in TikTok-style video to promote volunteering

It’s Friday, so we thought we’d go out on a fun note today with a video collaboration between Nationwide and the Food Bank of Iowa. In the video, set to the country music artist Walker …
By MICHAEL CRUMB | Oct 8, 2021
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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Offices’ biggest advantage

The debate about offices — that is, returning to an office versus continuing to work remotely — isn’t always really a debate about offices, writes Derek Thompson of the Atlantic. “In many cases, it’s a …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Oct 7, 2021
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On The Move: Week ending October 3

Caroline Fiedler

Meyocks

Hired as creative

carolinefiedler@meyocks.com


Stephani Williams

Meyocks

Hired as production

stephaniwilliams@meyocks.com


Megan Garrett

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield

Hired as public relations manager

garrettm@wellmark.com


Katie Flinn

Commonwealth Electric Company of the …
By BPC Staff | Oct 7, 2021
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Economic development and business leaders brainstorm over how to make Iowa grow and thrive

Placemaking. Innovation and creativity. And addressing issues that directly affect the state’s workforce and its ability to attract and retain top talent. Those were the messages that came from three think-tank sessions that brought together …
By MICHAEL CRUMB | Oct 5, 2021
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Fareway Stores continues to grow with plans for four new locations in 2022

The voice on the telephone asked Garrett Piklapp if he was available to talk to the White House.

It was 7:30 a.m. on a Tuesday in the spring of 2002. Piklapp, who was completing his …
By KATHY A. BOLTEN | Oct 5, 2021
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Dorothy’s House readies new recovery home

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By BPC Staff | Oct 5, 2021