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How a former fitness center was transformed into office space

A semicircle wall of small glass squares stacked on one another separated two entryway doors of a West Des Moines building originally occupied by a fitness center.


The building’s new owners wanted the glass replaced …
By KATHY A. BOLTEN | Aug 24, 2021
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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Why remote work might not revolutionize where we work

From Apple and its 2.8 million-square-foot “spaceship” office to Salesforce and Slack, Silicon Valley companies are giving their employees the chance to live farther away from the office (and save money on housing) with new …
By SARAH BOGAARDS | Aug 24, 2021
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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Feeling stressed about returning to the office? Maybe an office pet will do the trick

When you return to your workplace, what do you look forward to the most about being back in the office? Sharing coffee with co-workers? Commiserating about the challenges of children returning to school in the …
By MICHAEL CRUMB | Aug 23, 2021
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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Opinion: The illusion of privacy is getting harder to sell

New York Times Opinion: Even iPhone users with nothing to hide could be forgiven for being a little creeped out that Apple will scan their photos and see if they match existing databases of known …
By BPC Staff | Aug 20, 2021
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On The Move: Week ending August 15

Leeann Parlet

Bank Iowa

Promoted to director of operations

lparlett@bankiowa.bank


Megan Bendixen

Iowa Primary Care Association

Promoted to director of healthcare programs

mbendixen@iowapca.org


Kristi Barslou

Iowa Primary Care Association

Promoted to program manager

kbarslou@iowapca.org


Krystle …
By BPC Staff | Aug 19, 2021
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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Data in the dark: How big tech secretly secured $800M in tax breaks for data centers

This Forbes article takes a critical look at how local governments continue to dangle hundreds of millions of dollars in tax breaks to sell companies like Facebook, Google and Microsoft on building server farms in their communities. …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Aug 19, 2021
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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Brookings report: Beyond ‘food deserts’

For more than a year, Business Publications Corp. has promoted a campaign focused on food insecurity called Iowa Stops Hunger. The goal of the campaign is to bring attention to the plight of those in our …
By KATHY A. BOLTEN | Aug 18, 2021
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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: The Taliban – and fear – sweep Afghanistan

Yesterday in one of the newsletters I subscribe to from National Geographic, the publication’s senior executive editor, Indira A.R. Lakshmanan, explained the events happening in Afghanistan. Lakshmanan was in the first convoy of reporters to reach …
By EMILY BARSKE | Aug 17, 2021
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NOTEBOOK: Iowa State Fair returns, bringing new payment options with it

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By BPC Staff | Aug 16, 2021
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Guest opinion: DEI and the human workforce: The queer/straight equation

Submitted by Steve Petersen, founder, Bursting Through

Bursting Through is the storytelling movement for the queer/straight relationship. It is also a for-profit business founded by a queer man who had a very successful 27-year corporate …
By BPC Staff | Aug 16, 2021