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The Elbert Files: Iowa’s Ironic Governor

“Don’t you love the irony?” said a voice behind me.

My old friend K.C. was walking west on Grand Avenue when we met in front of Terrace Hill. 

“What irony?” I asked. “If you mean …

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Lift IOWA seeking guest opinion writers

 

Do you have advice or tips to offer aspiring female leaders? Do you simply have an opinion applicable to women’s leadership? If so, Lift IOWA is seeking Iowa females to contribute guest opinion pieces …

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The Elbert Files: Newspapers: Lee vs. Gannett

The quarterly financial reports released by Gannett Co. Inc. and Lee Enterprises Inc. last week provide a contrast on how the two media heavyweights are confronting the historic pressures facing the nation’s newspaper industry. 

The …

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On the Record: A double dose of Debi Durham

Thank you, Danny Beyer. And yes, I realize this section is titled for Iowa Economic Development Authority Director Debi Durham, but it’s not a misprint.

If not for the networking prowess of Beyer – a …

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The Elbert Files: R&T Lofts stir memories

When I first learned of plans to convert the former Des Moines Register building at 715 Locust St. into housing, I didn’t much care for the idea. I’d spent 37 years in the fourth floor …

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The Elbert Files: A daughter-in-law remembers

Editor’s note: Business Record columnist Dave Elbert’s mother died recently at the age of 95, just one day after the 25th anniversary of his father’s death. The following was written for her service by Dave’s …

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Opinion: Feminism as a marketing trend

 

This time of year is ripe for trend reports, and because it’s important to our work with clients, I’ve been digging through many of them to identify recurring themes. There’s one theme that has …

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The Elbert Files: Elements Ltd. is gem of a store

When Elements Ltd. opened in the Shops at Roosevelt retail center, it was the new store on a block already inhabited by legends that included clothier Bill “I own the store” Reichardt.  

Twenty years …

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The Elbert Files: Fighting fires with ‘magic water’

“Magic water” is what Shawn Mullen calls the fire-suppressing chemical Novec 1230.

To demonstrate, he unscrews a brown bottle and pours several inches of the clear liquid into a large glass jar.

First, he drops …

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The Elbert Files: Danger: Iowa caucuses ahead

“Are you ready for a year of living dangerously?” asked my friend K.C. when I ran into him last week at the downtown library. 

“What makes 2015 so dangerous?” I asked.

“The caucuses,” he said. …