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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: The state of the U.S. housing market

Even the most casual observer knows that the housing market is, well, just crazy right now. Frantic buyers are in some cases bidding up scarce houses by tens of thousands of dollars, and listings throughout …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Jun 17, 2021
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Construction beginning on new event venue on Grand Avenue in Des Moines

Taylor Boesen’s original five-year plan for her event planning business included opening a venue at which to hold wedding receptions, graduation parties and other special gatherings.

 

Boesen started White Willow Events in 2013. About …
By KATHY A. BOLTEN | Jun 16, 2021
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Turning commitment into courage: What Des Moines companies are doing to advance equity

“When you make a commitment, that commitment needs to translate into courage, not only a signature on a paper.” — Claudia Schabel, president and CEO of Schabel Solutions

 

The slaying of George Floyd by …
By MICHAEL CRUMB | Jun 16, 2021
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Business Record 6-18-21

Cover story: Turning commitment into courage

Focus: Economic Development

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By BPC Staff | Jun 16, 2021
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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Workers are ‘rage-quitting’ jobs as employers deal with tightening labor market

A new trend is beginning to be seen as the world continues to recover from the coronavirus pandemic: rage quitting. According to this story from Business Insider, more and more people, mostly in low-paying hourly jobs …
By MICHAEL CRUMB | Jun 14, 2021
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NOTEBOOK: Cyber threat level against private businesses urgent, White House warns in national memo

Des Moines Area Community College recently announced an investigation into a cybersecurity incident first identified on June 2. The investigation prompted DMACC’s information technology department to voluntarily shut down all online instruction and the telephone …
By KATE HAYDEN | Jun 14, 2021
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NOTEBOOK: Two lessons for tomorrow’s challenges

As they say, hindsight is 20/20 — and panelists at this year’s virtual Iowa Technology Summit had the benefit of tough lessons from the year 2020 to share with Iowa companies tuned in for seminars …
By KATE HAYDEN | Jun 14, 2021
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On The Move: Week ending June 6

Nick Markey

Story Construction

Hired as safety development coordinator

nick.markey@storycon.com

 

Marcus Martin

Story Construction

Hired as project engineer

marcus.martin@storycon.com

 

Kim Freeborn

Veridian Credit Union

Hired as indirect loan officer

andrealh@veridiancu.org

 

Kim McCoy…
By BPC Staff | Jun 11, 2021
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Business Record 6-11-21

Cover story: ‘Driven by impact’

Focus: Health Care

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By BPC Staff | Jun 10, 2021
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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Saying goodbye to the millennial lifestyle subsidy

I was among those folks who just scratched their heads wondering how some of the popular online lifestyle convenience services my younger colleagues and neighbors would use — DoorDash, Uber, Airbnb and others — could …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Jun 10, 2021