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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the Feb. 21 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the Feb. 21 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 at businessrecord.com/insider and …

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Financial pros find a lot to like about the new SECURE Act

Most of us have heard the joke about how citizens should run whenever they hear “I’m from the federal government, and I’m here to help you.” 

However, financial services professionals aren’t running away from the …

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Building a jack-of-all-trades rail transloading facility in Des Moines

Less than a year ago, Paul Cownie received a phone call from a longtime friend, Des Moines City Councilman Joe Gatto, asking if Cownie might be interested in taking ownership of a long-needed rail transloading …

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NOTEBOOK: What’s the difference between biodiesel and renewable diesel?

I learned an important distinction in renewable energy terminology recently, and thankfully got it right at the front end of writing an article — and not as a correction.  

As I was writing about Renewable …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Do women-only networking groups harm female entrepreneurship?

New research from the University of Edinburgh suggests that women who aren’t finding benefits from networking may not benefit from a women-only networking group. “The study analyzes the networks of a few thousand entrepreneurs, and …

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Business Record 2-14-20

The ADA generation

Focus: BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the Feb. 14 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the Feb. 14 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 at businessrecord.com/insider and …

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NOTEBOOK: We asked readers how comfortable they feel about their ability to retire

As part of our most recent Leaders Survey, we asked: How secure do you feel in your ability to retire comfortably? Respondents could answer anywhere from 1 (not secure at all) to 10 (very secure). …

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Amazon owns just 3.4% of fulfillment centers it occupies

Amazon.com, the online retail giant behind the massive fulfillment center under construction in Bondurant, occupies more than 193 million square feet of warehouse space in North America, according to its recent annual report.

But the …

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A Closer Look: Jeremy Harrington

Jeremy Harrington enters Shift Interactive just as the company enters a new phase: focusing entirely on custom software for clients across industries such as agriculture, health care, insurance and finance. Shift, which has a team …