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NOTEBOOK: Development tips from a lawbreaker

A whole bunch of organizations got together with the Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization to bring lawbreaking, big-thinking, cancer-surviving Jason Roberts to the atrium of the Historical Building for a noon presentation. 

He’s a …
By PERRY BEEMAN | Apr 17, 2018
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NOTEBOOK: BCycle puts a cork on sticky handlebar grips

If you check out a BCycle this spring, you may notice the handlebar grips no longer feel like the last user just finished a melting Thelma’s frozen cookie (unless, of course, someone happened to do …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Apr 17, 2018
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NOTEBOOK: Airport taxi update

Remember that deal where the airport took control of taxis again after Des Moines City Council deregulation of the industry led to there being many companies, with mixed service and occasional high fares even to …
By PERRY BEEMAN | Apr 17, 2018
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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Japan heads for a trade showdown with U.S. (What about Iowa?)

The last few weeks have brought plenty of news on international trade, with the U.S. and China taking center stage. Then there are headlines that the president is reconsidering his stance on the Trans-Pacific Partnership. …
By SUZANNE BEHNKE | Apr 17, 2018
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Des Moines Register editorial writer wins Pulitzer Prize

Des Moines Register: Andie Dominick, an editorial writer at the Des Moines Register, on Monday won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing for a selection of Iowa-focused editorials criticizing policies that restrict access to health …
By BPC Staff | Apr 17, 2018
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Iowa expert will not fly Allegiant Air after ’60 Minutes’ story

An Iowa State aerospace engineer says he wouldn’t board Allegiant Air jets after this week’s “60 Minutes” story questioning the airline’s safety record, the Des Moines Register reports. “I would not fly them,” said Leonard Bond, …
By BPC Staff | Apr 17, 2018
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Reynolds: Expand Pell Grant program for more short-term certificates

Gov. Kim Reynolds wants the U.S. Department of Education to expand the federal Pell Grant program to provide funds for more students enrolled in short-term certificate programs for high-demand fields. Although short-term training programs are …
By BPC Staff | Apr 17, 2018
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CO-OP Financial Services announces $30.5 million patronage pool

CO-OP Financial Services announced a patronage (shareholder dividend) pool of $30.5 million for fiscal year 2017, raising to $426.8 million the total patronage amount made available by CO-OP since becoming a cooperative in 1996. The national …
By BPC Staff | Apr 17, 2018
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Three Iowa college students receive Goldwater Scholarships

Drake University junior Shannon Herzog, a chemistry and biochemistry major from White Bear Lake, Minn., has been named a Goldwater Scholar. She is among three students from Iowa institutions and 211 selected nationwide to receive the prestigious Goldwater …
By BPC Staff | Apr 17, 2018
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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

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The annual Technology Association of Iowa/LWBJ innovation and technology awards were given April 12. Learn more…
By BPC Staff | Apr 17, 2018
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