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Iowa insurers among institutions bulking up on structured debt

A type of investment that performed remarkably well during the Great Recession has become quite popular with institutional investors hunting for yield in a low-rate environment — so much so that it’s sparking increased scrutiny …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Jan 20, 2020
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How is the local economy doing? Business Record readers answer.

We asked our readers to give us their thoughts on Iowa’s economy in year ahead – do they think it will improve, regress or stay at the same level? The 2020 results of the survey, …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Jan 20, 2020
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Economic Forecast 2020

While the stock market continues to skyrocket, many questions about the economic outlook for Iowa remain. How will trade deals affect the state? Will an election year add an element of uncertainty for investors? What …
By CHRIS CONETZKEY | Jan 20, 2020
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NOTEBOOK: New boarding bridges ahead for DSM passengers

Those boarding bridges that connect aircraft to the concourses at Des Moines International Airport are starting to show signs of their age, so the airport board has plans to replace them. Most of the 12 …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Jan 20, 2020
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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: David’s Bridal seeks a business style upgrade, with AI assistance

As soon as my friend announced her engagement, I knew we were in for an advertising spree. Even though the wedding is more than a year away, our normal digital dialogue about doughnuts, pets and …
By KATE HAYDEN | Jan 20, 2020
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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: President Obama finds a partner in Nike for the ball court of his dreams

President Barack Obama found a teammate in the Nike Foundation during the planning of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago – with visions of a new kind of presidential library with a public athletic facility, …
By KATE HAYDEN | Jan 17, 2020
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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: For some baseball card collectors, the hobby is now an online hunt

Anyone who grew up in the ’70s can remember how baseball cards were a thing for a lot of kids, even those of us who were only casually interested in the game and the players. …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Jan 16, 2020
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2020 Legislative Preview: Workforce, tax structure emerge as key policy issues among business leaders

Focus:  Economic Forecast

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By BPC Staff | Jan 16, 2020
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NOTEBOOK: ISU grads leading Tokyo project. Locals don’t like the name.

The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday about a controversy surrounding Tokyo’s futuristic railway station, Takanawa Gateway, a project that involves Pickard Chilton, a New Haven, Conn., firm founded by two 1976 architecture graduates of Iowa State University.…
By DAVE ELBERT | Jan 16, 2020
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NOTEBOOK: Floorboard turned symbol of ‘reclaimed lives’

For a recent story, I watched the demolition of a 131-year-old home on the Dorothy’s House campus. The organization, which provides a safe place and programming for survivors of sex trafficking and sexual exploitation, launched …
By EMILY BARSKE | Jan 15, 2020