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NOTEBOOK:The not-so-secret ingredient to Casey’s record earnings

Seeing today’s news about Casey’s General Store’s record earnings made me think back to a January 2015 Business Record Q&A with former CEO Robert Myers in which he shared the company’s strategy for the future, …

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Biologist paddles urban streams, finds ‘amazing’ wildlife diversity

Consultant and kayaker-biologist-ecologist Jim Pease spent much of last summer padding 1,400 miles of streams around Iowa, including 150 miles in Polk County, where the Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization is finishing a big…
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NOTEBOOK: New tax credits for an old standby

The state extended its tax credits for biofuel production this year, and added new credits for companies that will make high-value chemicals from the byproducts of ethanol and biodiesel production. It’s all part of extending …

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Childhood asthma project expands citywide

A health improvement project that began as a pilot a year ago has grown into a citywide initiative to address asthma in Des Moines children.

The initial project, called Healthy Homes East Bank, targeted deteriorating…
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NOTEBOOK: Top MBA graduate lands in Des Moines

A standout University of Iowa graduate who’s beginning an insurance career in Des Moines recently was named among the top 100 full-time MBA graduates in the country.

Kyle Wehr was recognized by Poets & Quants, a magazine that covers…
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On The Move: Week of May 30

Mike Halbur Ryan Companies US Inc. Hired as senior project manager mike.halbur@ryancompanies.com


Jill Boetger Ryan Companies US Inc. Hired as project manager I jill.boetger@ryancompanies.com


Eric Bridgewater Ryan Companies US Inc. Hired as project engineer eric.bridgewater@ryancompanies.com…
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NOTEBOOK: Gray isn’t the new black for breakfast crowd

Arriving a little late to the Business Record’s June 1 “Silver Tsunami” Power Breakfast, I took a seat in the back and tried to assess the age of the crowd. I wondered if those interested …

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The Elbert Files: ‘Water’ entertains, educates

Jennifer Wilson’s novel “Water” is an easy way for Iowans to learn a lot about a complicated subject quickly.

And there is sex.

The 226-page book is a love story/mystery wrapped in the professional and …

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the June 3 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the June 3 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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The Insider Notebook: June 3 Issue

See all of this week’s Business Record Insider Notebook items. Click here>>>…

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