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The Elbert Files: Spending a windfall

State government is sitting on a windfall of cash that has piled up during the past year as a result of the COVID pandemic.

It could be as much as $2 billion but is more …

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Guest opinion: Pro soccer stadium is a missing piece in downtown D.M.’s puzzle

Submitted by Rick Tollakson, Hallie Still-Caris and Jake Christensen

Picture this: You pick up a guest from the Des Moines International Airport. Maybe this person has never been to Greater Des Moines. Maybe you are …

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The Elbert Files: Josephs’ 150 years

Twenty-five years ago, when Josephs Jewelers celebrated 125 years as a family-owned business, I wrote that education and integrity were its hallmarks.


“The better educated our employees are, the more information they can pass on …

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Marketing: What do you see when you look in the mirror?

2020 was all the buzz words we’ve assigned to it. Unprecedented. Devastating. 


Isolating. Frightening. Costly in all senses of the word.


As we scrambled out of 2020, as business owners and leaders, we were naturally …

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Guest opinion: Global Insurance Symposium continues to establish Des Moines as an innovative industry hub

By Michael B. Abbott, partner at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP and a GIS co-chair, and Eden Pearson, senior director, state government relations at Nationwide and a GIS co-chair

Global risk and diversity, equity and …

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On Leadership: Are you an inclusive leader?

Back in the ’90s, I worked at a Wall Street firm where there were only a few women in top leadership. I was excited to have a seat at the table in the big boardroom …

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The Elbert Files: Wrong again

Westbound traffic on Grand Avenue was increasing as I neared 28th Street a little after 4 p.m. on a Wednesday. As I crossed the street, a tall, thin man approached, walking quickly with a straw …

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The Elbert Files: Shaky bridges

If my father were alive, he would not be happy with a recent report showing Iowa’s bridges are among the worst in the nation, with more than 60% in “fair” or “poor” condition. 


Willis Elbert …

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On Leadership: Business Record newsmakers make news with top industry awards

“Helping businesses do business better.” 


That is our mission and our mantra at the Business Record, the flagship publication of Business Publications Corporation (BPC). Over the last 18 months, we have been laser-focused on bringing …

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The Elbert Files: Worrisome words

The Iowa Supreme Court’s poor choice of words in its recent dismissal of a high-profile Raccoon River pollution case is striking. 

 

In refusing to allow the case to proceed to trial, the 4-3 majority …