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NOTEBOOK: City of Des Moines variance sets precedent for universal restrooms

National building code requires designers to calculate the occupancy level of a building and then have the required number of restrooms with the assumption that half those occupants are men and half are women. Many …

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NOTEBOOK: What’s new with foreign trade zones?

Foreign trade zones — a longstanding economic development tool with a tepid take-up rate among Iowa companies — have gotten a little bit of a boost lately. 

The Greater Des Moines Partnership, which administers the …

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NOTEBOOK: Evaluate contingency plans this Natural Disaster Preparedness Week

With this week being Natural Disaster Preparedness Week and many companies having already implemented emergency procedures due to coronavirus, now is as good a time as ever to evaluate your company’s contingency plans in case …

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NOTEBOOK: Letter from the president

At Business Publications Corp., our vision is to be a strong and growing company supporting a strong and growing community, and during these tumultuous times, the community element of that vision is more critical than …

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NOTEBOOK: Outtakes from the ciLive story

When I had a chance to interview three speakers presenting at the upcoming ciLive! 2020 festival (to be held at Des Moines Area Community College’s West Des Moines campus), I almost didn’t know what to …

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the March 20 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the March 20 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: Here’s how Bankers Trust is helping employees with child care needs during coronavirus situation

A number of businesses are of course wrestling with the best ways to help employees who are struggling with child care. We’ll be reaching out to other businesses as well, but I wanted to share …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Your colleagues don’t read anything you write. Here are 8 ways to change that.

Now that I have your attention. … New York Times writer Aaron Orendorff writes that “Long emails and dense, difficult to decipher memos mean modern office communication goes ignored more often than it’s understood.” I like to …

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NOTEBOOK: ‘Global plan’ is needed on employment of people with disabilities

A global plan is needed for employment of people with disabilities, French activist Dr. Jean-Baptiste Richardier told the Business Record during a visit to Des Moines to speak at the Sussman Lecture hosted by the…
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NOTEBOOK: Downtown Chamber honors police chief, leaders at annual celebration

The Des Moines Downtown Chamber of Commerce named Des Moines Police Chief Dana Wingert as the citizen of the year at its annual celebration in February. The chamber has been focusing on connecting its members …