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NOTEBOOK: Tollakson paddles Beaver Creek in effort to raise $300K for river project work

Hubbell Realty chief Rick Tollakson went on a kayak trip down Beaver Creek with fellow novice Paula Dierenfeld, mayor of Johnston. Besides polishing his limited kayaking skills, Tollakson wanted to talk to Dierenfeld about a…
By PERRY BEEMAN | Aug 4, 2016
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NOTEBOOK: Downtown gets good reviews for walkability

Downtown Des Moines has enviable pedestrian sidewalks and walkways compared with many other urban areas. Now it just has to persuade residents to get out there and use them, says a walkability expert.

I took…
By JOE GARDYASZ | Aug 3, 2016
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NOTEBOOK: Simpson lures students with new virtual reality app

Simpson College has crafted a 3-D virtual reality experience using specially made paperboard viewfinders and a free phone app, an unusual play in the increasingly stiff competition for students.


I tried the system from the…
By PERRY BEEMAN | Aug 2, 2016
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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the July 29 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the July 29 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 …
By CHRIS CONETZKEY | Jul 29, 2016
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NOTEBOOK: About the ‘Knapp Bridge,’ just call it bridge for now

Sometimes I slip up and do something stupid, such as pull an item out my notebook that should have remained there awhile longer, safe and sound.    Last week during all of the hoopla surrounding…
By KENT DARR | Jul 27, 2016
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NOTEBOOK: Seminar provides insights on dealing with an active shooter in the workplace

Would you know what to do if an armed intruder — whether it’s a disgruntled former employee or someone you’ve never seen before — showed up at your workplace? Other than just freak out?


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By JOE GARDYASZ | Jul 27, 2016
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NOTEBOOK: More data centers?

At 11:30 a.m. Friday, West Des Moines Mayor Steve Gaer held a news conference attended by Gov. Terry Branstad, elected officials from Warren and Madison counties and host of economic development officials to announce the …
By KENT DARR | Jul 25, 2016
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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the July 22 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the July 22 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 …
By CHRIS CONETZKEY | Jul 22, 2016
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NOTEBOOK: Office space wanted

  The availability of older office properties that can be rehabbed is starting to diminish in Greater Des Moines, and that is leading to a surge in the search for new buildings. One of those…
By KENT DARR | Jul 20, 2016
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NOTEBOOK: TechBrew stretches from afternoon beers to morning coffee

The folks at the Technology Association of Iowa will bring brews of a different sort to their Aug. 12 event. TechBrew AM’s debut is at 8 a.m. at West End Architectural Salvage. We thought that …
By PERRY BEEMAN | Jul 20, 2016