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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Which is less expensive? Cooking at home or eating out? Soaring grocery store prices may tip the hand in restaurants’ favor

We’ve all heard that it’s cheaper to make something to eat at home than to eat at a restaurant, right? That may not necessarily be the case anymore. At least maybe the scales have balanced …

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Iowa Afterschool Alliance, Volunteer Iowa receive 2-year grant

The Iowa Afterschool Alliance and Volunteer Iowa are among five organizational partnerships selected nationally to receive two-year grants to support the expansion or creation of after-school programs. America’s Service Commissions, a longtime supporter of after-school …

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Fareway announces plan to buy Bondurant market and cafe

Fareway Stores Inc. has agreed to buy the Brick Street Market and Cafe in Bondurant, with the purchase expected to be finalized early next year. According to a news release, Fareway will interview current Brick …

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Vendor applications being accepted for Downtown Winter Farmers’ Market

Sure, it’s 90 degrees outside and the Iowa State Fair is just beginning, but who says you can’t already be thinking about winter? The Downtown Farmers’ Market is now accepting vendor applications for its Winter …

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Delta suspends nonstop flights between Cedar Rapids and Detroit

Corridor Business Journal: Delta Air Lines announced this week that its nonstop service between Cedar Rapids and Detroit will be suspended in early October. In a statement, Delta spokesperson Drake Castañeda confirmed that the flights, which …

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Per Mar expands Wisconsin presence

Per Mar Security Services is expanding its customer base in northern Wisconsin with the acquisition of the security division of Dream Systems, which has branch locations in both Minocqua and Schofield. “Dream Systems has a …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: CEOs scrapping warm approach to employees as economy chills

For more than two years, C-suite executives have oozed kindness and patience with employees as they navigated uncharted waters created by the pandemic. Now that most pandemic-related concerns have ebbed and the economy is worsening, …

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CI3 and Automated Door Group change name to Basepoint Building Automations

CI3 and Automated Door Group has announced a name change to Basepoint Building Automations. Since 1983 the two companies have been divisions of Control Installations of Iowa Inc., according to a press release. “Our two companies …

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Redevelopment plans announced for section of Ingersoll Avenue

A proposed site plan for property at 39th Street and Ingersoll Avenue. Site plan by Confluence Landscape Architecture. Photo below: A street view of the properties purchased by Block 39 LLC, which is managed by …

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Price Chopper location on Merle Hay Road closing in September

Des Moines Register: Des Moines shoppers will have one less Price Chopper store in the metro after the location on Merle Hay Road closes Sept. 18. DGS Acquisitions, the company that operates Iowa’s Price Chopper locations, …