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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: PBS takes viewers inside ‘a family-run newspaper keeping journalism alive’

An article this week in the Poynter Institute’s newsletter alerted me to an upcoming national premier of “Storm Lake,” a PBS documentary about the family-run newspaper, The Storm Lake Times, coming up on Nov. 15. …

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HNI’s Lorenger, management team to receive Schmidt Iowa Business Leadership Award

Jeff Lorenger, chairman and CEO of HNI Corp., and the management team at the Muscatine-based company will be honored next week with the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business’ Oscar C. Schmidt Iowa Business Leadership …

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Knapp Properties V.P. fired after arrest on child abuse-related charges

Aimee Staudt, who had been a vice president at Knapp Properties Inc., is no longer employed by the real estate development, brokerage and property management firm following an arrest, according to a statement issued by …

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RAGBRAI co-founder John Karras dies at 91, leaving national impact on bicycling

Des Moines Register: John Karras, a former Des Moines Register features writer and co-founder of RAGBRAI, the annual bicycle event that sees 15,000 people ride across Iowa, died on Wednesday. He had suffered a hard fall …

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Hy-Vee to donate $500,000 for campus improvements at community college

West Des Moines-based grocer Hy-Vee Inc. plans to donate $500,000 to help pay for improvements to Indian Hills Community College’s campuses in Ottumwa and Centerville. The announcement of the donation comes after voters this month …

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Hubbell Realty donates $250,000 to soccer stadium project

The planned Pro Iowa Stadium and Global Plaza has received a financial boost from a $250,000 donation from Hubbell Realty Co. Krause Group, through its development arm Krause+, plans to build a 6,300-seat multiuse stadium …

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Iowa Tourism Office launches distillery passport program

People can now explore some of the state’s distilleries for a chance to win prizes, and get discounts on products. The Iowa Tourism Office has launched the Iowa distillery digital passport, which provides a free …

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RISE AmeriCorps receives $195,000 matching gift from Schultz Family Foundation

The Schultz Family Foundation — a Seattle-based philanthropy founded by Sheri Schultz and Howard Schultz, the former CEO and chairman emeritus of Starbucks — on Monday announced the recipients of its National Service Challenge, which is …

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DMARC announces $5.6M campaign to move headquarters, increase capacity to fight food insecurity

DMARC’s new building at 100 Army Post Road. The agency purchased the building last year and is in the middle of renovations in hopes of moving in in early spring 2022. Photo by Michael Crumb

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ Art a hot commodity for investors

Art is hot. So hot it is proving to be the biggest payday for investors, with profits well above those recently seen in stocks, homes and private equity. According to this story from the Wall Street …