The Insider Notebook

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NOTEBOOK: Global war for tech talent is real

A few weeks ago the Business Record hosted a video roundtable on tech and innovation.

We invited Jodi Jones of Source Allies, Mike Colwell of Square One DSM, Brian Waller of the Technology Association of Iowa …

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NOTEBOOK: Skywalk or long jump from Dwell to Hubbell Tower?

Hubbell Realty Co.’s Dwell apartment building is under construction at Ninth and Mulberry streets, right across the street from the Des Moines Social Club and virtually in the shadow of Hubbell Tower Apartments, the company’s …

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NOTEBOOK: The next bubble? We’re blind

I asked a bubble related question to the panel at the CFA Society Iowa dinner, which was moderated by Jim McCaughan, CEO of Principal Global Investors.

After much of the night had been spent talking …

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NOTEBOOK: Iowa provides culture shock for these Southern transplants

The new director for the city of Des Moines Civil and Human Rights Department and his bride have had some culture shock since their move here in October.

Joshua Barr’s wife, Lorena, is from Colombia, …

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NOTEBOOK: Workforce development, Pella style

The Pella Chamber of Commerce has its own way of both luring workers to town and keeping them there. “Our major employers want to reduce turnover,” said Karen Eischen, the chamber’s executive director.

Positively Pella …

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DMACC Foundation extends entrepreneurship contest deadline

The Des Moines Area Community College Foundation has extended the deadline for the first round of the DMACC Foundation Entrepreneurship Competition to May 29. The competition is open to DMACC students and alumni who live in Iowa …

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University Research

University Research Overview:

Every day, the professors and researchers at Iowa’s colleges and universities go to work on a series of projects and research efforts. Their work often gains high-praise within the educational community and …