Opinion

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GUEST OPINION: Healthy buildings for a healthy Iowa

Iowa is moving forward on becoming the healthiest state in the nation. It is an ambitious and admirable quest. The tactics are obvious – better eating, healthier living, more exercise. Having healthier and happier citizens …

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TRANSITIONS: Progress through flooding

It took a few decades, but I finally caught on. For years, I marveled at the idea that major institutions of higher learning, backed by the caution and wisdom of state government, could be dumb …

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IowaBiz Blog: Mentors- Why, who, when, and what next

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IowaBiz Blog: The last way to cut your 2011 tax bill?

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OUR VIEW: Facebook is for fun, not hiring

Sure, it’s tempting. Before you hire someone, you would like to know as much as possible about that person, just to avoid problems later. And so some employers have started asking job applicants for their …

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GUEST OPINION: The secret to health and wellness

Gov. Terry Branstad has set a goal of making Iowa the healthiest state in the nation in just five years. The initiative is based on research from “The Blue Zones,” a book by Dan Buettner. …

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TRANSITIONS: Rich, poor, wasted and fit

Downtown Denver looks good. Shining high-rise office buildings stand next to a row of restaurants and stores, arrayed along the 16th Street Mall like skiers in a lift line, while free alternative-energy buses lug shoppers …

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IowaBiz Blog: A company’s greatest asset

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IowaBiz Blog: Your biggest marketing mistake might be in the office next to you

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IowaBiz Blog: Should employees give their passwords to prospective employers?