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Recently, I had a conversation with a young woman who had just accepted a new job. She excitedly explained she’d joined this particular local company because she felt their culture and corporate responsibility stance aligned …
Underground and aerial fiber-optic cable construction is sweeping through the Des Moines metro area as Metronet expands its reach.
Metronet has grown rapidly since its beginnings in 2005. It is aggressively constructing its latest network …
I stopped smoking for the third, and nearly final, time on Sept. 23, 1973.
Two previous attempts at quitting had resulted in brief periods of abstention followed by increased voracity.
I picked up the habit …
Health insurance costs are steadily rising and heading toward even larger increases through the upcoming enrollment period.
The high cost of services and continued effects of the coronavirus pandemic are just some of the factors …
These are strange economic times.
Bankruptcy filings are at record lows, even as the numbers of homeless and food-insecure Iowans climb.
Those contradictory trends are just two of the things I noticed on a drive-by …
This column is part of an ongoing series on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues and what they mean to business leaders and organizations.
I can still vividly remember when the Exxon Valdez struck Bligh …
Frank Miller drew editorial cartoons for the Des Moines Register for nearly 30 years before his death in 1983. Much of his humor was delivered with a sly wink that regular readers understood and appreciated. …
Elections have consequences.
Sometimes they are immediate and obvious.
For example, one assumes that after Gov. Kim Reynolds led the Republican Party to a crushing victory this year, she will get just about anything she …
Golf in Des Moines got off to a quick start 125 years ago when a dozen men met at a sporting goods store on a Tuesday evening in 1897 and voted to form the Golf …
Two recent stories about research in Iowa produced opposite reactions. One gave me a sense of pride and hope; the other, disappointment and concern.
First, the good news.
A California startup with operations in Ames …
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