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By Lorie Davis | Vice president, senior commercial relationship manager at Bankers Trust Is anyone else reflecting on the first half of 2020 and asking, “What just happened?”
I know the answer is “yes” because I’ve had …
Des Moines has a deep scar on its racial psyche from decisions made 60 years ago to route Interstate 235 through the heart of the city’s Black community.
Wiped out in the process were the …
By Susan Hatten | Chief operating officer, BrokerTech Ventures As I was listening recently to a leadership session put on by Simon Sinek, he used the term “curious” when describing his theory on “The Infinite Game.”
For …
“Downtown D.M.: Where Is It Heading” was the headline in the Des Moines Tribune 50 years ago on July 6, 1970. The three-part series by reporter Arnold Garson examined problems rooted in the changing lifestyles …
How bad is Iowa’s economy?
It’s a fair question as we emerge from COVID-19 shutdowns that kept many of us at home for months.
A new Iowa Leading Indicators Index released last week paints an …
By Claudia Schabel | President, Schabel Solutions On May 30, we all witnessed two events that drove polar opposite emotions in our city and nation. On the negative side, videos and images of peaceful protests ending …
The book “Detour Iowa: Historic Destinations” was released in February as a guide to Iowa’s curious, quaint and occasionally bizarre roadside attractions; places like Burlington’s Snake Alley, a dizzily winding street that falls 60 feet …
Many immigrants view small business ownership as the epitome of the American Dream. No one knows this better than Brazil native Perlla Deluca.
“If you have a dream and work hard, the opportunity is here …
There is a pandemic creating a crisis around the world. Our community is not exempt from it. It is all-consuming. It has made many of us uncomfortable, or outright fearful, about our futures. It has …
A season of fear enveloped much of Iowa 50 years ago in 1970 after six homemade bombs exploded between April 27 and June 29 at locations from Iowa City to Omaha, including three in Des …
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