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Opinion

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GUEST OPINION: What’s luck got to do with it?

I was one of 1,400 people who had the chance to hear Jim Collins’ talk about his book “Great by Choice” at the Iowa Association of Business and Industry’s 2012 conference in June. I was …

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IowaBiz blog: Who is the average QR code user? You might be surprised

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THE ELBERT FILES: Lessons from Lyndon

Volume four of Robert Caro’s planned five-volume biography of Lyndon B. Johnson is, at times, as interesting for the light it sheds on current politics as for what it says about our 36th president.

Johnson, …

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GUEST OPINION: Are you prepared to stay in business?

Imagine stepping into your store, or restaurant, or the office where you run your business a day or two after a tornado has passed, or floodwaters have receded. Unfortunately for thousands of business owners across …

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IowaBiz blog: Transition teams

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THE ELBERT FILES: Wine trails, bike trails and golf trails?

Bill Dickens of the Iowa Golf Association (IGA) has an idea that needs to be pursued.

Golf in Iowa is cheap and easy compared with the rest of the country. In fact, you can play …

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GUEST OPINION: Reynolds has taken leadership stance on housing

As the 2012 election season heats up, presidential and congressional contenders have largely avoided any mention about housing or home ownership, even though the consensus among most economists is that there can be no long-term …

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IowaBiz blog: Big charitable contribution, no deduction?

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IowaBiz blog: Your brand should help you say “no” more often

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THE ELBERT FILES: Principal Riverwalk’s long walk

Des Moines’ Principal Riverwalk is in its final construction season. It has been a long road, and a lot has happened that no one could have predicted when executives of Principal Financial Group Inc. conceived …