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The Insider Notebook

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: A newsletter proposal, in six words

I may or may not have cried at 7:34 a.m. today. I cannot confirm nor deny. What I can confirm is that perhaps the cutest proposal of all time happened via a New York Times newsletter. For …
By EMILY BARSKE | Dec 3, 2020
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NOTEBOOK: New York-based Unite Us expands into Midwest

Unite Us, a New York City-based technology company building coordinated care networks nationwide, recently announced it is expanding its partnership with Nebraska Health Information Initiative, a move that brings it closer to offering services to …
By BPC Staff | Dec 2, 2020
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NOTEBOOK: Research: Longer life spans a double-edged sword for retirees

New research from Principal Financial Group explores the implications that longer life spans will have for Americans’ retirement strategies. 
According to the white paper “Lifetime Income to Support Longer Life: Retirement Innovation and the New …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Dec 2, 2020
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NOTEBOOK: Golden Openings finds golden opportunity as exclusive White House vendor

What started out as an idea to create giant scissors for ribbon-cutting ceremonies has led one Des Moines-area company to sign a contract to be an exclusive vendor for the White House.


Amid all the …
By MICHAEL CRUMB | Nov 18, 2020
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A look back: Hippee Building billed as ‘absolutely fireproof’ when it opened in 1913 in downtown Des Moines

The Hippee Building, which recently underwent a $40 million renovation, was among the first in Des Moines to employ steel framing, according to Alexa McDowell, an architectural historian. The Surety Hotel and Mulberry Street Tavern…
By KATHY A. BOLTEN | Nov 18, 2020
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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Three words to avoid burnout: No Meetings Week

Eight months into this pandemic, our attention spans may be forgivably short during the day. Perhaps after an hour or two in the zone of work, you’ve also been frustrated to hit pause for one …
By KATE HAYDEN | Nov 17, 2020
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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Amazon and its nationwide expansion

It’s likely that retail giant Amazon Inc. is expanding its footprint in Central Iowa with construction of a new $55 million warehouse in Bondurant. The development, called Project Omega, is less than a mile west of an …
By KATHY A. BOLTEN | Nov 4, 2020
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NOTEBOOK: Some takeaways from the latest ‘Lifting the Veil’ panel

“Dialing in” to employees’ needs during the pandemic has been an important part of leading Deere & Co. through this difficult time, particularly for production workers who must be present on the factory floor daily, …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Oct 30, 2020
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Emily Kestel

Hello! My name is Emily Kestel. I started working part time at the Business Record nine days before the pandemic. One year later, I was brought on full-time to serve as the editor of the …
By BPC Staff | Oct 30, 2020
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NOTEBOOK: You hired the right person, not the right disability

Michelle Krefft, Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services director of business services, said something really powerful during the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s recent Untapped Talent event focused on employing people with disabilities. As part of her job, …
By EMILY BARSKE | Oct 30, 2020