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Q&A with DigitalMint’s founder about Iowa tellers and other plans

Cryptocurrency’s domain starts and ends with online transactions — but Chicago-based DigitalMint is bringing bitcoin to the real world with the launch of 17 bitcoin teller windows across Iowa, joining more than 200 other teller and ATM …

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INSIDER NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: World Food Prize laureates note ‘staggering’ malnutrition


World Food Prize laureates David Nabarro and Lawrence Haddad report that “every country in the world is experiencing some form of malnutrition at very serious levels.” Rich countries get obesity, poor countries get infant wasting,…
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MedPharm Iowa provides update on medical cannabis production


Iowa’s harvest season isn’t confined to corn and soybean fields this year. MedPharm Iowa has completed its first harvest of Iowa-grown cannabis and has begun producing medical cannabis products.

During a press briefing today, MedPharm …

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the October 19 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the October 5 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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Meredith’s evolution

In early 2018, business readers couldn’t avoid stories about Meredith Corp. and its heady acquisition of Time Inc. It was the little guy taking on the giant in the industry, a $2.8 billion deal that …

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Guest Opinion: Assess your culture for openness

I recently spoke with a friend who is CEO of a successful construction company. They have grown tremendously over the past decade by focusing on the right things.

What do I mean by the right …

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NEW MARKETS

Jonathan Walter knows that time is money for corporate executives.

He knows some find the offerings of the commercial airlines limiting when they schedule an unusual trip. 

So Walter has expanded his small-plane offerings to …

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Newsmaker Q&A: Outlets of Des Moines turns 1

On Oct. 20, the Outlets of Des Moines marks its first year in operation. We checked in with the Altoona outlet shopping center’s general manager, TJ Just, on where things are and what might be …

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NOTEBOOK: Keeping an eye on gold’s silver lining

Can you buy gold? Sure, all you want. $1,200 or so per ounce.

Should you buy any precious metal and expect to make money from it as an investment? Maybe. Or maybe not. Currently, there’s …

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NOTEBOOK: Underestimating human resources

During a fireside chat at Oct. 10’s 1 Million Cups, Dwolla founder and CEO Ben Milne touched on the resources founders have while fundraising.

“We really built [the company] two times,” Milne said. “I think …