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Last day to buy tickets for Drake University’s Madrigal Dinner

Today is the last day to buy tickets for Drake University’s Madrigal Dinner. Ring in the holiday season at one of two dinners, held at 7 p.m. on Dec. 3 and 4 at the Olmsted …

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Key employees optimistic about their companies, but not economy

Key employees, those most critical to a business, show positive signs for saving enough for retirement, according to new research from Principal Financial Group Inc.
 
Nearly all key employees surveyed indicate they will either …

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High school students show off business ideas

Tonight at Valley High School in West Des Moines, students will get to show off their business ideas at an Entrepreneurship Fair from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the school’s auditorium. Students in Sarah Bird’s …

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New tutoring center to help students stay on track

On Tuesday, the Iowa College Student Aid Commission (Iowa College Aid) announced the opening of the College Access Programs (CAP) Tutoring Center, a new resource for students attending Des Moines public high schools to help …

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New Drake University program helps grow community-based food systems

The Drake University Center for Professional Studies is offering a new program to teach local leaders how to develop and maintain effective community-based food systems.

The program is five weekend sessions spaced between Dec. 9 …

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Goddard School expresses interest in expanding to Central Iowa


The markets have been identified. Now wanted: franchise owners.

The Goddard School for Early Childhood Development would like to open up to three franchises in Central Iowa and sees the potential for schools that could …

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NATIONVIEW: Leadership & Training – An out-of-state perspective from the national level


Peter Handal is the chairman and CEO of Dale Carnegie & Associates Inc., a company that specializes in performance-based training for businesses of all sizes and in all sectors. Based in New York, Dale Carnegie …

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Citizen-soldiers


In the past decade, thousands of Iowa citizen-soldiers have served in Afghanistan and Iraq, many of them leaving their families and jobs for multiple deployments. As Veterans Day approaches, the Business Record shares the stories …

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Trevor Tomkins: ‘A different kind of stress’


During Trevor Tomkins’ initial overseas deployment seven years ago, he faced considerable danger from roadside bombs and gunfire as his transportation unit ferried troops and supplies from Kuwait into Iraq.

During his second deployment, this …

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Bill Kelly: Split-second decisions


Des Moines attorney Bill Kelly calls his one-year deployment to Afghanistan “the most complex legal problem” he has ever handled.

Kelly, a senior shareholder with the Davis Brown Law Firm, returned in July from Afghanistan, …