h digitalfootprint web 728x90

The Insider Notebook

DSC 6869

NOTEBOOK – Who’s in the July 5 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the July 5 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 …

DSC 6869

NOTEBOOK – Boon for grain prices: Bad weather

Farmers who have struggled to hold on to their land as grain prices waned in recent years have been buoyed by an increase in corn prices and hope that the soybean market will do the …

DSC 6869

NOTEBOOK – Drake project developer familiar with the area surrounding the campus

For developer Brent Dahlstrom, partnering with Drake University on a project to redevelop a two-block area east of campus is a homecoming of sorts.

Dahlstrom, a partner in Cedar Falls-based Merge Urban Development, is also …

DSC 6869

NOTEBOOK – Tomorrow Plan: ‘We can build whatever we think’

How do you build meaningful art into a community? Olivia Gude, a Chicago artist and educator known for her community-led public murals and mosaics, turns to the community first. 

Gude spoke June 21 as part …

DSC 6869

NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Iacocca helped birth Mustang, minivans

BY PERRY BEEMAN: Automotive industry magnate Lee Iacocca, who died Tuesday at age 94, was a true giant of business who captivated many with his ability to save Chrysler from financial, help birth both Ford Mustang and …

DSC 6869

NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Scooter backlash: into the river

There’s been talk about adding scooters to the Des Moines transportation scene, but someone should warn DNR that a new threat to water quality may be coming. Electric scooters are certainly are all over other …

DSC 6869

NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Costco grows by breaking retail rules

Des Moines-area residents were in a twitter in 2004 when Costco opened in West Des Moines. Three years ago, the bulk-discount retailer created more buzz as a rumor circulated that it was considering building in …

DSC 6869

NOTEBOOK: Back in black?

For those of you who are into the retro squad-car look, the Iowa Department of Transportation is offering new specialty license plates that are all black with white lettering. State lawmakers thought this was a …

DSC 6869

NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Your professional decline is coming (much) sooner than you think

This article in the Atlantic focuses on a four-year quest by a social scientist who set out to research how he could prepare for his own eventual professional decline. Through his journey, he discovered that rather …

DSC 6869

NOTEBOOK: That’s taking one for the team

ChildServe’s CEO, Dr. Teri Wahlig, shared a story with me about how she “really took one for the team” recently during a fundraising event for ChildServe. For the past several years she has volunteered to …