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Former Business Record editor Suzanne Behnke is settling in at IowaWatch, where she started work in August. She now is based in the downtown Des Moines offices of Gravitate, a shared workspace.
Her office is …
The Wall Street Journal this week explored whether consumers’ political leanings could be determined by the clothes they wear, restaurants they frequent and retailers they patronize. When Journal reporters Suzanne Kapner and Dante Chinni explored consumer research …
The Pew Charitable Trusts this week examined Iowa’s response to major floods in 1993, 2008 and 2019 as examples of how best to leverage state and federal money to flood-proof areas frequently inundated by heavy rains and …
Community leader Jim Cownie mentioned that one of Greater Des Moines’ best selling points is an “almost comical” average commute of around 20 minutes. “Mine’s 30 seconds,” noted Business Publications Corp. Chairman Connie Wimer, who …
Des Moines Area Community College President Rob Denson has devised a simple solution to a vexing problem — the not-so-sticky nametag. During a recent business roundtable event where we all were wearing the ubiquitous white …
Jeremy Jackson was in Iowa on Oct. 30 to speak to Iowa State University students and staff about the great environmental threats of our time — climate change, pollution and soil loss among them.
He …
The $117 million plan to make Central Iowa waterways into hot spots of surfing, fishing, kayaking, birding and other fun is teaming some of Greater Des Moines’ most storied leaders with their younger counterparts.
I …
An online push for pay transparency is swelling in one crowd-sourced document among journalists nationwide. The “Real Media Salaries” spreadsheet started just this week among journalism Twitter and digital communities and now has the Washington Post and …
First there were bank tellers, but they soon became senior vice presidents of cash affairs or some-such. John Retzlaff, who is the Business Record’s senior executive newsroom operations manager, or something like that, used to …
The Apple Card, released with much fanfare in August by Apple Inc. and Goldman Sachs Group, is under investigation by regulators for discriminating against women via algorithm — and bringing to light stories from women …
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