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MPO to consider Texas contractor to build Des Moines rail transload facility

The Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization is now exploring whether a Texas-based construction company is qualified to build and operate a rail transload facility in Des Moines, after a preferred bidder pulled out of …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read:Frustrated at work? That might lead to your next breakthrough

When director Brad Bird decided to make a movie about misfits at Pixar, he turned to the frustrated misfits within his own halls — and “The Incredibles” was born. “We normally avoid frustrated people — …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Grinnell: The most badass town in the Midwest?

Here’s a quick article showering some national love on our eastern neighbor Grinnell. Jacqueline Kehoe, a writer for travel review website Matador, recently wrote about her experience in the town. Here’s her take: “This town, …

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Helping with hygiene

This may seem like a strange topic, but let’s broach the subject of feminine hygiene products. (Keep reading.)

A Johnston nonprofit will mark International Women’s Day today by working to help less fortunate women by …

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Branstad more optimistic on China trade deal, but wary of previous ‘cheating’

U.S. Ambassador Terry Branstad said he is more optimistic now that a trade deal with China can be sealed, but he and other U.S. officials continue to be concerned about the communist nation’s failure to …

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the March 8 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the March 8 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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Global Gridlock

The next few years will be critical to Iowa’s solid but perhaps underdeveloped export markets, and to shoring up international relations, export watchers said.
“The international markets are crucial to Iowa,” said Peggy Kerr, the …

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McLellan: Amazon is winning big

There’s no question that Amazon has changed the retail landscape. In 2018, the online retailer had over $230 billion in sales. Today, the lion’s share of its revenue comes from selling retail products, but the …

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The Elbert Files: Heroes: Marshall, Story, Warren

Recent biographies of founding fathers John Marshall and Joseph Warren provide fresh insights into the namesakes of three Central Iowa counties.

Marshall, after whom Marshall County is named, is the best known. As the fourth …

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Closer Look: Karen Kedrowski

Karen Kedrowski plans to rest once 2020 is over. The new director of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics at Iowa State University figures the trifecta of major events and milestones between …