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NOTEBOOK: Shortage of qualified women for boards? Nope

Peter T. Grauer, chairman of Bloomberg LP, writes that the common statement among men who are directors that there aren’t enough board-qualified women is false. “The data tells us this simply isn’t true,” Grauer writes …

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NOTEBOOK: Go team! ISU uses 3-D metal printer to help build strong cheerleaders

We’ve written before about the 3-D metal printer at Iowa State University’s Center for Industrial Research and Service (bit.ly/2hETQ5C). It’s attracted the attention of manufacturing heavyweights such as Pella Corp. because it allows innovators to …

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NOTEBOOK: Metro Arts Alliance pursuing arts-integrated teaching program

Two months into her new job, Metro Arts Alliance Executive Director Angela Ossian is hitting the ground running with an initiative to bring a new level of integrated arts education to some of Greater Des …

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the December 16 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the December 16 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 …

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NOTEBOOK: New firm wants to keep real estate investments at home in Greater Des Moines properties

Ryan Jensen and Ted Oswald want potential real estate investors to keep their money at home with real estate assets they can see and touch in Greater Des Moines.


Jensen has been with CBRE|Hubbell Commercial…
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NOTEBOOK: Vaughan plans June departure as Drake business dean

Ever thought about leading Drake University’s College of Business and Public Administration? If so, you may want to update your resume and submit it as soon as possible. Terri Vaughan, who began a one-year contract …

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NOTEBOOK: Fly direct, DSM to Cancun?

I was chatting with airport boss Kevin Foley the other day when we started talking about the growing list of nonstop flights. It’s not as long a list as many would like, but it’s heading …

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the December 9 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the December 9 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 …

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NOTEBOOK: In search of a ‘vision’ for the Val Air

The Val Air Ballroom, standing on the foundation of a rubber factory and serving up the changing sounds of American music to a local audience since the late 1930s, is for sale.


Whether the structure…
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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the December 2 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the December 2 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 …