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The Insider Notebook

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NOTEBOOK: Great housing search of 2018 ends

Praise be! The Great Shelter Search of 2018 has ended, and instead of a studio apartment, I found a (rental) house and a roommate. 

To those who missed my two previous updates, I’ve been on …

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Rastetter: $300M ag fund will be first of a string

Alden-based Summit Agriculture Group’s recently announced $300 million investment fund will be the first in a string, CEO Bruce Rastetter said in an interview with the Business Record.

Summit Ag Opportunities I, LLC,  will invest …

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Q&A with YPC’s new president

The Young Professional Connection had a leadership change in recent months, with Ryan Bruner become president and Abby Rodewald now the past president. We wanted to get to know a little about Bruner and what…
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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Banks and retailers are tracking how you type, swipe and tap

Have you heard of behavioral biometrics? I hadn’t until the New York Times explained how some banks are studying the way we interact with technology as a sort of digital fingerprint that identifies you. The story explains: …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Iowa’s Von Maur expands as other retailers close doors

You read above about J.C. Penney sinking to new financial depths while Walmart keeps soaring skyward. A striking contrast, but not all that surprising to anyone who reads or hears business news even just occasionally. …

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s running the store?

I ran out to the Iowa State Fair Wednesday to talk small business with a few people and spent a few minutes walking around (first trip to the fair this year and all).

Well, I…
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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the August 17th Issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the July 27 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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NOTEBOOK: Database shows how much teaching hospitals,doctors get from drugmakers

Three years ago, Sen. Chuck Grassley co-sponsored the Physician Payments Sunshine Act, which created a public database meant to promote transparency and accountability by providing information about payments made by drug and medical device makers …

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NOTEBOOK: Notes from the 19th Women of Influence

Aug. 9 brought the 19th celebration of Women of Influence honorees. It’s a Business Record event that celebrates nine Central Iowa women who’ve made a mark for their successes in their professional and civic work, …

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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 on BusinessRecord.com.

Clean energy = 30K jobs
A new report says Iowa’s clean energy industry employs 30,000 people. Learn more…

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