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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: PBS takes viewers inside ‘a family-run newspaper keeping journalism alive’

An article this week in the Poynter Institute’s newsletter alerted me to an upcoming national premier of “Storm Lake,” a PBS documentary about the family-run newspaper, The Storm Lake Times, coming up on Nov. 15. …

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Business Record 11-12-21

Cover story: One year of Fearless

Focus: Fearless

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Candy maker Hershey getting into pretzel business

The company that makes Hershey’s Kisses and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups is jumping into the pretzel business, reports Jesse Newman for the Wall Street Journal. Hershey Co. has made a deal to buy Dot’s Homestyle Pretzels and …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: The biggest kink in America’s supply chain: Not enough truckers

America is hearing about the international supply chain issues, from getting parts to backlogs at various ports, but the main problem in getting products to their destination domestically is a worsening shortage of truck drivers. …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ Art a hot commodity for investors

Art is hot. So hot it is proving to be the biggest payday for investors, with profits well above those recently seen in stocks, homes and private equity. According to this story from the Wall Street …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: How will your avatar affect your real-world behavior?

Can you remember when there weren’t computers? For many of us what is now part of our daily lives, both at work and at home, once seemed like science fiction. Now we’re taking it to …

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Wages, inclusion, placemaking: Panelists discuss challenges facing Iowa’s workforce in 2022

There is no one silver-bullet solution to the state’s labor shortage, but if Iowa is to find more workers to fill open positions, the state and its employers are going to have to be creative …

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Business Record honors the Dentons Davis Brown Human Resources Professional of the Year

Jennifer Bryant learned to answer the home phone in a professional manner early on — from about age 6. It was all part of growing up in a family-owned business, which was “the most important …

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Business Record 11-05-21

Cover story: Business Record honors the Dentons Davis Brown Human Resources Professional of the Year

Focus: Jobs Issue

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: See the creative ways shipping containers are being converted into pools, coffee shops and tiny homes

Sending cargo across the world isn’t the only way shipping containers are in demand. When they “retire,” specialty construction companies can use them to build offices, pools and tiny homes, Business Insider reports. Designed to hold 75,000 …