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Reynolds calls for more spending on workforce, STEM, broadband

Gov. Kim Reynolds today called for increased spending on workforce housing tax credits, STEM and broadband services in rural areas, among a handful of business topics she addressed.

Here’s a rundown, topic by topic. You …

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Fueling Growth

Ames-based Renewable Energy Group saw its stock price more than double in 2018, from the $11 range to $25-plus. At one point in the past year, it hit $31. At the end of the year, …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: How millennials became the burnout generation

This is one of those stories that will be bookmarked and referenced for the rest of the year. I actually don’t know how I can sum up this Buzz Feed piece in a short blurb — it covers …

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Business Record 1-11-19

Fueling Growth

Focus: Public companies

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the January 11 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the January 11 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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McLellan: Mix it up in the new year

For the last several weeks, this column has been devoted to helping you build your marketing plan for 2019.

We’ve covered:
• Defining success/big picture vision.
• Creating personas to understand your target audiences better.…

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The Elbert Files: What bankruptcies tell us

I was curious recently when I heard an economist say he would be keeping an eye on bankruptcy filings in 2019. If they start increasing, he said, it would be a sign that the economy …

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Stock Watch 2018

A mostly down year for Iowa’s public stocks.

The majority of Iowa’s publicly traded companies lost ground in 2018, as the wider U.S. stock market swung into loss territory at year-end.  

Just a half-dozen …

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NOTEBOOK: Something to coo about: Girl Scouts’ Infants at Work program

Yes, there really is a baby spending all day at Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa these days.

In fact, the organization announced a new and innovative policy that allows parents – mothers, fathers and guardians …

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CRE Update: DMACC Urban Campus embarks on major facilities upgrade

This year will mark the beginning of a transformational time for the DMACC Urban Campus, as a five-year campus renovation and construction plan gets underway.  

When spring arrives, construction will commence on a new …

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