Archive for December 2018
TV ‘shark’ Daymond John to speak in D.M.
Author and “Shark Tank” co-star Daymond John is scheduled to speak Sept. 19, 2019, at the Central Iowa Business Conference at the Des Moines Airport Conference Center. John is the brains behind the clothing line FUBU. He …
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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the December 28 issue?
Here’s a list of local people in the December 28 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 …
Read MoreThe spirits still move Scott Bush
Scott Bush sold a major stake in Templeton Rye two years ago, but as proof that the spirits never really left him, he has returned as the proprietor of Foundry Distilling Co. in West Des …
Read MoreMcLellan: Picking you out of the crowd
My daughter and I spent some time in South Africa this summer on a safari. When we first got there, all of the zebras pretty much looked the same, other than their relative size. But …
Read MoreThe Elbert Files: A formula for success
The good news for Iowa lawmakers when they return to Des Moines in a couple of weeks is that state tax receipts are in better shape than they have been at any time in recent …
Read MoreA Closer Look: Jim Register
For all those who are curious about the new president and CEO of Iowa Innovation Corp., Jim Register is trying to make connections as quickly as he can among the organization’s longtime and developing partner …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK – One Good Read: After Christmas morning, Amazon Alexa suffers outage in Europe
Iowa ranks 10th-lowest in credit card debt burden
Iowa has the 10th-lowest credit card debt burden, CreditCards.com reports. The study of credit card debts and household incomes found that Iowa’s average credit card debt was the lowest in the nation. But with pay ranked …
Read MoreBureau of Economic Analysis suspends release of economic statistics during shutdown
The Bureau of Economic Analysis, a federal agency that produces official statistics on the U.S. economy, is required to suspend all operations until Congress appropriates funding for this fiscal year, the bureau announced in a …
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