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Clean water champion

Susan Heathcote calls herself an optimist. 

That would be an understatement. 

She has spent more than 22 years as the nonprofit Iowa Environmental Council’s chief water policy staffer, arguing in a heavily agricultural state that …

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NOTEBOOK: Evans: Governor wrong to think silence will work

Here we go again.

The ink is barely dry on the $1.75 million check the taxpayers of Iowa had to write last fall to settle a sexual-harassment lawsuit won by an employee of the Iowa …

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NOTEBOOK: In the arena, there is no law

If you thought you had seen every possible gyration of pimped-out vehicles, I might be one-up on you from my recent road trip to Houston last week. (An easy 14-hour curb-to-curb jaunt from Ankeny, by …

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NOTEBOOK: Endow Iowa tax credit rewards giving

Here’s a law everyone can get behind: the Endow Iowa Tax Credit.

Legislators in 2003 started a tax break program that allows credits of 25 percent of a charitable donation made through one of Iowa’s …

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NOTEBOOK: In case you missed it…

In case you missed it…
A brief look back at news from the past week.

Entrepreneurs wary on economy
Kauffman Foundation reports that entrepreneurs are bullish on their businesses, but wonder about U.S. economy. Learn …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: China says gang used drones to smuggle lots of smartphones

It turns out smugglers are getting more entrepreneurial as technology keeps evolving. This story certainly caught my eye with the thought and effort that went into this heist. CNN Money reports: “Chinese authorities busted a criminal ring …

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NOTEBOOK: Report: Entrepreneurs feel good, but don’t apply for much funding

A new report published by the Kauffman Foundation found entrepreneurs feel strongly optimistic about their business performance — but confidence in the direction of the U.S. economy is split between established businesses and startups under 5 years …

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NOTEBOOK: Hoyt Sherman Place storeroom hid 400-year-old Dutch painting

We all think we know our workplaces well, but the executive director at Hoyt Sherman Place got a once-in-a-lifetime surprise when he went searching through a mostly ignored storeroom. Robert Warren discovered the 400-year-old painting “Apollo …

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Nelson plans $36M development in East Village

Nelson Construction & Development is proposing a three-level, 399-stall parking garage with no internal ramps as part of a $35.8 million mixed-use development along East Grand Avenue in the East Village of Des Moines.

Nelson, …

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‘Catalysts’ highlights women changing Iowa tech scene

Ten years after the Women of Innovation awards began, administrators at the Technology Association of Iowa took some time to step back. 

In the fall of 2017, TAI employees started meeting with former Women of …