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DSM prepares to commemorate 10th anniversary of airport authority creation

In November, the Des Moines International Airport will celebrate the 10th anniversary of its transition to operating as an airport authority instead of being a department within the city of Des Moines.

The move, airport …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Iowa may not return to pre-pandemic employment for nearly two more years

Iowa may not return to pre-pandemic employment levels for another 20 months, according to this story from Business Insider. The news organization used the most recent three-month averages of nonfarm payroll employment from the Bureau of …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: ‘Black Capitalism’ promised a better city for everyone. What happened?

This long read from the New York Times dives into the history of Black-owned business in Rochester, N.Y., where in the 1960s corporate companies partnered with and invested in Black businesses as a way to mitigate the …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Strategy of paying OT is only contributing to the labor shortage

We continue to read about the labor shortage facing employers as the economy continues its climb out of the pandemic, but that recovery is becoming more challenging as companies try to figure out how to …

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NOTEBOOK: Iowa’s insurance industry rallies to revitalize hall of fame experience

A number of key insurance organizations and leaders in Iowa are stepping up to help revitalize the Iowa Insurance Hall of Fame in an effort to make it the lead organization that celebrates the insurance …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Opinion: Diversity must include people with disabilities

Former Sen. Tom Harkin and Harkin Institute fellow Robert Ludke recently published an opinion piece about the need for companies to include people with disabilities in their diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Those unwilling to do so …

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NOTEBOOK: CREW panel: ‘It’s OK to not be OK’

If there’s one thing that was made very clear at the Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Iowa annual panel event Sept. 14, it was that attending to your own mental health and well-being is more …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: You’ll really get a charge out of this

How will the massive numbers of batteries needed for the shift to electric cars over the next couple of decades be produced? Last month, President Joe Biden signed an executive order targeting half of U.S. …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Chip shortage drives tech companies and car makers closer

In times of trouble all kinds of unique partnerships take shape, like the relationship we’re seeing now between automotive and semiconductor companies. The Wall Street Journal reports the two industries are bonding over the shortage, looking for …

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NOTEBOOK: 5 takeaways from our Power Breakfast on the future of corporate culture

The ongoing need for more talent and strategies to welcome, include and retain a diverse workforce have been top concerns for business leaders in recent years. Then a pandemic, remote working and a national racial …