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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: What’s the FDA’s perspective on food safety and availability?

With reports of COVID-19 outbreaks among workers at Midwest meatpacking plants, it raises the question of how safe our food supply really is, and how concerned we should be about coronavirus being spread through food. …

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the April 17 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the April 17 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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GREATER: Build a sturdy three-legged financial stool

The Idea: Giving our young people a solid financial education is key, but financial education is a three-legged stool that needs investment from home, school and financial institutions. Financial institutions in partnership with high schools …

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Building & sustaining a healthy corporate culture

Editor’s Note: This article was reported and written just before the current coronavirus pandemic emergency, and reflects the company’s pre-crisis culture and work environment. 

When new team members at Sammons Financial Group arrive for their …

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A Closer Look: Neil Issa

Neil Issa was born on April 24, 1989, in Liberia. When he was just two days old, he and his family fled the country after a civil war broke out.
 
His mom, who worked …

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NOTEBOOK: Defining your leadership values in a time of crisis

“How has your leadership style changed in the last month, and what has been the biggest surprise?” 


I’ve been posing this question to top leaders here in Iowa and in my network across the country …

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NOTEBOOK: Taking care of staff

Over the last few weeks as I talked to Iowa business leaders, I’ve asked what the biggest challenge has been in transitioning to work during the COVID-19 outbreak. Nearly everyone has told me they are …

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NOTEBOOK: YSS broadens telehealth counseling to residents statewide

An Ames-based nonprofit that is experiencing a lot of disruption in its regular mission during the COVID-19 crisis is nevertheless reaching out to offer a much-needed service across the state. 


YSS Inc., a youth shelter …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: What are you wearing to your home office?

One of the very few positive things about being stuck at home during this pandemic is the time I’ve gained in the morning.

No more standing in front of the mirror making sure my hair …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Impact investing: Catalyzing economic resilience in Iowa communities post COVID-19

Here is an insightful piece by Kavilash Chawla, principal of Bâton Global in Des Moines, in which he outlines his concept for mobilizing a coalition of impact investors across Iowa’s philanthropic, public and private sectors …