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NOTEBOOK: Expertise, careful planning open new vacation lands

Having just unpacked from a vacation in Israel, John Schmidt and Deb Wiley weren’t planning to hit the road again anytime soon. And then the phone rang, with Buz Brenton on the line asking the …

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NOTEBOOK: The benefits of a diverse sales team

In the midst of his keynote during the Iowa Women Lead Change Central Iowa Conference earlier in November, speaker Jeffery Tobias Halter recounted a story from his early life as a Procter & Gamble sales …

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NOTEBOOK: Shade Tree Auto’s story

Here’s a local small-business success story that is an example of using the resources in Greater Des Moines.
      
Clint Dudley began Shade Tree Auto, during nights and weekends in 2001. It was …

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NOTEBOOK: Hoyt Sherman bits

Moving out of Hoyt Sherman’s bedroom

Hoyt Sherman Place chief Robert Warren was full of interesting trivia and color commentary when I stopped by to chat with him and longtime Hoyt Sherman supporter Fred Weitz …

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NOTEBOOK: In case you missed it…

In case you missed it…
A brief look back at news from the past week on BusinessRecord.com

SBA backs $6.8 million
The U.S. Small Business Administration backed 16 private loans to Central Iowa businesses in …

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NOTOOK – One Good Read: Chili’s rolls out pop-up fashion line for Cyber Monday

We here at the Business Record have found the deal to solve all your holiday shopping needs. Chili’s Grill & Bar is opening — wait for it — a pop-up boutique on Cyber Monday, and it …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Stan Lee — superhero of Marvel Comics


BY SUZANNE BEHNKE: This is an unconventional article to point out to the business community as worth reading, but there are some strong takeaways from looking at the life of Stan Lee (yes, the Stan Lee…
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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the November 16 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the November 2 issue of the Business Record and the page number of the article in which they are mentioned. Members can read all of this week’s stories …

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NOTEBOOK: In case you missed it…

Transload facility
The Des Moines Metropolitan Area Planning Organization has received proposals from two companies seeking to win a contract to operate a proposed rail transloading facility in Des Moines.

Learn more

Development deal changes…

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Iowa watermelon growers ignored again

In Greater Des Moines, we’re used to seeing our colleagues land on all kinds of national boards and ratings and other proclamations of glory. 

We usually let it slide when we are slighted, but this …