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DART launches electric bus pilot program as it explores transition to clean energy transportation

People around Central Iowa may soon notice new buses traveling around city streets as the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority launches its electric bus pilot initiative, in what transit leaders say will likely be …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Coffee sales and social impact go hand in hand for BLK & Bold

Today is National Coffee Day, so naturally there’s no better day to share a story from a couple of weeks ago about Des Moines’ BLK & Bold. But the company is about much more than …

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Business Record 9-4-20

Market District: Developers eye features that will surprise visitors

Focus: Downtown Development

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: LULAC Iowa and Vegan Outreach partner up to provide healthy food options to families in need in Iowa

A new partnership between League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Iowa and Vegan Outreach seeks to bring plant-based food options to more immigrant communities in Iowa, Hola Iowa reports. Recently, the two organizations focused on …

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Business Record 9-25-20

Best of Des Moines 2020

Focus: Best of Des Moines

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NOTEBOOK: 21-Day Equity Challenge brings community together for shared equity, inclusion education

Little did planners know when they began organizing the 21-Day Equity Challenge that the issue of equity and inclusion would be at the center of a national discussion.

The challenge, a joint initiative between the …

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NOTEBOOK: Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s impact on business and what a new justice could mean

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Sept. 18, was perhaps best known for fighting for gender equity. One such case, which ended up being settled out of court, before she served on …

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Developers of new Valley Junction building want structure to blend into historic area

Developers of a $3.3 million mixed-use project along Fifth Street in West Des Moines’ Historic Valley Junction are sensitive to ensuring that the new structure respects the area’s architecture but that it also has its …

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Sneak peek: 9 ideas from this year’s 90 Ideas in 90 Minutes speakers

The Business Record’s 2020 90 Ideas in 90 Minutes event features prominent leaders from around the state and will be held virtually. The nine leaders will share 10 of their best programs and initiatives – …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: More on Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Over the weekend, Nina Totenberg, National Public Radio’s award-winning legal affairs correspondent, wrote about her longtime friend, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died last week. 

Before the two were friends, Ginsburg was a …