AABP EP Awards 728x90

The Insider Notebook

DSC 6869

NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: When ‘1-in-100-year’ floods happen often, what should you call them?

When the town of Hamburg faced another potentially devastating flood risk at the end of May, 11 residents took action and raised the levy on their own — protecting a community already struggling to rebound in the …
By KATE HAYDEN | Jun 4, 2019
DSC 6869

NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Urban Land Institute issues new report on housing affordability

A newly released study shows that a majority of the estimated 150,000 new jobs expected to be created in the Greater Des Moines area over the next two decades will be low- to moderate-paying, prompting the question: …
By KATHY A. BOLTEN | Jun 3, 2019
DSC 6869

NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the May 31st issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the May 31 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 …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | May 30, 2019
DSC 6869

NOTEBOOK: Outdoor concerts held at park; why not at Franklin school, resident asks

Terry Wells is a big man with a big voice.
 
And when the Des Moines resident recently addressed the City Council regarding a request to rezone the former Franklin Junior High School site to …
By KATHY A. BOLTEN | May 30, 2019
DSC 6869

NOTEBOOK: Will AI and automation reduce employment?

After our most recent Power Breakfast, titled “The Talent War II,” ManpowerGroup’s Central Iowa Executive Vice President Kathy Joblinske reached out my way to share some research her company had prepared. She was hoping to …
By CHRIS CONETZKEY | May 30, 2019
DSC 6869

NOTEBOOK: What we learned at EntreFEST 2019

Positioning for success

April Dunford, CEO of Ambient Strategy and author, says she has heard every misinterpretation of business “positioning” under the sun. 
“If there’s one concept that is comically, tragically, heartbreakingly misunderstood in marketing, …
By KATE HAYDEN | May 30, 2019
DSC 6869

NOTEBOOK: Hoiberg, Larry the Cable Guy tee off

We’re well into Principal Charity Classic week at the Wakonda Club, which can only mean one thing: Former Iowa State University basketball coach and NBA star Fred Hoiberg will tee off alongside comedian Larry the …
By PERRY BEEMAN | May 29, 2019
DSC 6869

NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Mental health care away from home can be difficult for college students

As parents with children in college know, beginning or attending college or graduate school can be challenging for young adults even in the best of circumstances. It especially becomes difficult, however, for students with mental …
By JOE GARDYASZ | May 23, 2019
DSC 6869

NOTEBOOK: Guest Opinion: Free speech is sometimes uncomfortable

The First Amendment isn’t long, but it certainly packs a lot of angst into those few words:


“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging …
By RANDY EVANS | May 23, 2019
DSC 6869

NOTEBOOK: WeWork wants us

Coworking gets a lot of attention these days. It’s a pretty nifty concept, providing temporary — you can call it fleeting — space that’s not necessarily defined by a walled box for startups, even Fortune …
By KENT DARR | May 22, 2019
oakridge web 040125 300x250