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NOTEBOOK: In case you missed it …

In case you missed it…
A brief look back at news from the past week on BusinessRecord.com

Social Club audio 101
The Des Moines Social Club offers a new class for East High students. Learn …

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the April 13 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the April 13 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 …

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The white hats

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources runs an assortment of programs aimed at helping your business cut waste, run more efficiently and even sell byproducts you may have seen as waste. 

The small operation run …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Is cutting entitlement programs key to fixing looming debt crisis?

Here’s an interesting opinion piece from Monday’s Washington Post that the folks at the Brookings Institute recommended to us. Five former chairs of the White House Council of Economic Advisors write that the looming federal fiscal crisis …

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Altoona outlet mall to open four new stores this spring

Des Moines Register: Four new stores will open in the Outlets of Des Moines in Altoona this spring. American Eagle and Christopher & Banks are set to open in April, and Michael Kors Outlet and Lucky …

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Company to donate $100K in office makeovers for nonprofits

Nominate your favorite nonprofit for a $25,000 office makeover from All Makes through April 27 at www.allmakes.com. Four groups will receive the aid. The contest is open to qualifying nonprofits in Omaha, Lincoln, and Kearney in …

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Des Moines ape facility raising cash for education overhaul

The home of Des Moines’ bonobo colony — the south-side Ape Cognition and Conservation Initiative research center — has launched a $7,000 Go Fund Me campaign to remodel areas used by students and the public. As of Thursday, $985 …

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Pate releases cybersecurity playbook to candidates, county auditors

More than 300 candidates who filed for federal, statewide or legislative races in Iowa get an unusual gift from Secretary of State Paul Pate: the “Cybersecurity Campaign Playbook,” created by the bipartisan initiative Defending Digital …

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ISU study notes change of labor in pork industry

Immigrant populations in rural labor markets are falling, Radio Iowa reports. An Iowa State University study commissioned by the National Pork Producers Council found substantial shifts in demographics of the Iowa labor market. The study found …

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Des Moines rises to No. 4 on best place to live list

Des Moines rose five spots to No. 4 in the latest U.S. News & World Report “Best Places to Live” list, behind Austin, Texas, Colorado Springs and Denver. Fayetteville, Ark., was No. 5.


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