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Marketing: How is AI being used by marketers today?

Last week’s column explored some of the benefits of artificial intelligence when used in marketing and some of the reasons more marketers haven’t experimented with it, let alone adopt it.


But of course some have, …

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Mary Lincoln’s USDA

“An American Marriage,” Michael Burlingame’s book about the tumultuous marriage of Abraham and Mary Lincoln, contains interesting insights into how Mary Lincoln profited from the creation of the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 1862.


Before …

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Adding some ‘PEP’ to multiemployer retirement plans

As a former military pilot, financial adviser Brian Thompson is accustomed to viewing the landscape from a 30,000-foot level. Now, he’s providing small-business clients in Iowa with a big-picture view of a new approach to …

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Closer Look: Amy Kristof-Brown

Amy Kristof-Brown chose the University of Iowa as her academic home 23 years ago, and while she has had numerous professional opportunities to move, she has elected to build her academic career at Iowa. As …

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RecPlex ‘much more than I ever imagined,’ early backer says

The idea Ryan Opp pitched to West Des Moines city officials in the late summer of 2017 was a bit unconventional, particularly for Iowa: Build a city-operated facility to serve the burgeoning youth hockey industry.…

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Each COVID-19 surge poses a risk for health care workers: PTSD

Due to continued surges of COVID-19 across the U.S. the mental health impact on health care workers has in some cases escalated to diagnoses of PTSD, Reuters reports. Hospital employees, including VA hospital ICU nurse Chris …

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SBA backs 11 Central Iowa business loans for $5.7M in August

Eleven Central Iowa businesses received loans in August that were backed by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Those loans totaled $5,691,000.

The entities receiving those loans expect to create 57 new jobs and retain 19 …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Wall Street Journal: Ending unemployment benefits early had no effect on job growth

States that ended enhanced federal unemployment benefits early have so far seen about the same job growth as states that continued offering the pandemic-related extra aid, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis and economists. However, economists …

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Closer Look: Brian Crowe

When Brian Crowe began his new role as executive vice president of economic development with the Greater Des Moines Partnership in January, he brought with him the knowledge and experience that will help him move …

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Business Record 9-3-21

Cover story: With more than 18% of downtown office space vacant, experts talk predictions and solutions

Focus: Innovative Companies

Read the issue…