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NOTEBOOK: Brick by brick, glow stick by glow stick

The saying “It takes a village” usually acknowledges raising kids and running small businesses. At Accelerate DSM on Thursday, conference emcee and VolunteerLocal President Kaylee Williams decided to wake everyone up at the start by …

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Cushman & Wakefield deal raises Greater D.M. real estate game

The top three commercial real estate firms on the planet now have a foothold in Greater Des Moines and Iowa.

Nearly a year of formal negotiations wrapped up March 31 when Iowa Commercial Advisors, at…
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NOTEBOOK: Only one-third of grads have good jobs waiting at graduation

Fewer than one-third of college students in the United States have a good job waiting for them upon graduation — a statistic that should make university presidents cringe. 

Among bachelor degree graduates from 2002 to…
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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the April 6 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the April 6 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: 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 …