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Posted April 05, 2023in Business Feature, Business Journal

Shared workspaces

Maddy Fusco is a freelance illustrator in Des Moines. When she began her career, she primarily worked out of her home. However, as time went on, she needed some work-life [...]

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Posted January 04, 2023in Business Feature, Business Journal

Be our guest — Iowa’s hotel industry is recovering from a pandemic and evolving for the future.

Those looking to reserve a hotel room can find just shy of 800 hotels in Iowa — and a lot of vacant rooms. Like many businesses, hotels suffered hard times [...]

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Posted February 02, 2022in Business Feature, Business Journal

The business of Valentine’s Day

Red roses, boxes of candy, cards, dinners and diamonds — these expressions of love and affection are hits for Valentine’s Day, which is now one of the biggest annual retail [...]

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Posted January 05, 2022in Business Feature, Business Journal

Location, location, location

Location, location, location. The old adage says it is everything in real estate and business. However, sometimes business owners find what might have been a great location at one time [...]

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Posted November 03, 2021in Business Feature, Business Journal

21 from 2021

Honoring business people who made a positive difference in the community in the past year. For the third year, CITYVIEW’s Business Journal recognizes the contributions of outstanding business leaders. The [...]

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Posted September 01, 2021in Business Feature, Business Journal

Performance evaluations for a changing workforce

Shifting from once-a-year formal reviews to more timely feedback can be a game-changer for both companies and their employees.    Ask any working professional about their thoughts on performance reviews, [...]

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Posted August 04, 2021in Business Feature, Business Journal

The business of death

COVID-19, rising costs speed up changes in the funeral industry. One would be hard pressed to find an industry that isn’t changing with the times, and the funeral industry is [...]

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Posted February 06, 2019in Business Journal

What’s on the minds of local business leaders?

Worker shortages, housing needs rank at the top. Business leaders hope the Iowa Legislature will take steps this session to pay for programs that will increase worker training, provide opportunities [...]

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