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Urbandale Kmart to close, along with another Iowa Kmart and a Sears

The Des Moines Register: Iowa will lose two Kmart stores and one Sears store this year, parent company Sears Holdings announced Thursday. The Kmart at 7501 Hickman Road in Urbandale will close in early April. That …
By BPC Staff | Jan 5, 2018
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Aureon Consulting names new president

West Des Moines-based business support company Aureon announced that Jane Whalen, president of Aureon Consulting, has retired effective Dec. 31. The company has promoted Mike Rice, formerly vice president of Aureon Consulting, to president. Whalen joined …
By BPC Staff | Jan 5, 2018
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Airport’s new restaurants, shops busy, could help bottom line

Des Moines airport officials report brisker business at the terminal’s bars, restaurants and gift shops since a major makeover in the past year.

We took a tour with airport Executive Director and General Manager Kevin…
By PERRY BEEMAN | Jan 5, 2018
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Lessons from last year

The Business Record asked you, our readers, to share what lessons you learned in the last 12 months that others in the business community could benefit from knowing. 

And you provided a wealth of knowledge, …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Jan 4, 2018
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Investors urge Casey’s to sell Iowa-based convenience store chain

A group of Casey’s General Stores Inc. investors are urging the sale of the Ankeny-based convenience store chain, The Des Moines Register reported. In a letter sent to Casey’s on Wednesday, JCP Investment Management LLC (which …
By BPC Staff | Jan 4, 2018
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Trends to Watch in 2018

Prepare for change or be an agent of change this year.

That’s the overwhelming theme from 13 leaders in the Greater Des Moines business community about trends coming up in 2018. The Business Record asked …
By BPC Staff | Jan 2, 2018
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Hy-Vee’s Round Up program brings in over $290,000 for veterans

Hy-Vee customers helped raise more than $290,000 to support active-duty military members and veterans through the grocer’s Round Up program in November. The campaign provided customers at all of Hy-Vee’s 246 stores the opportunity to …
By BPC Staff | Jan 2, 2018
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Lessons from the past year

As 2017 nears its close, the Business Record asked you, our readers, to tell share what lessons you learned in the last 12 months that others in the business community could benefit from hearing. 

And …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Dec 28, 2017
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Retiring and departing leaders we knew; who’s new at CEO, too

Seems like there are always one or three — or 10 or 30 — new faces in the office at the end of the year, depending upon the size of your organization, and often a …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Dec 27, 2017
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Podcast provides workplace sexual harassment awareness tips

In response to the recent flurry of public sexual harassment allegations and the #MeToo movement, MRA – The Management Association has produced a free podcast to provide organizations with practical solutions for preventing and addressing workplace sexual …
By BPC Staff | Dec 21, 2017
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