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The Insider Notebook

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NOTEBOOK: Mike Colwell’s reading recommendations

We’ve been talking a lot about technology and innovation lately. Many of you attended our Power Breakfast on artificial intelligence (see video at https://bit.ly/2GffRrE). Mike Colwell, the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s executive director of entrepreneurial …

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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.

Meredith overhaul
Meredith Corp. plans to remodel its headquarters and will shift 41 jobs from Manhattan to Des Moines. Read …

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the March 30 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the March 30 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 – One Good Read: Cryptocurrency gyrations have your dizzy? Wait till you file taxes

We have had a certain fascination with cryptocurrency during our newsroom discussion of current events. One of our colleagues, John Retzlaff, gave us a play-by-play when Bitcoin was rocketing to new heights, but has been …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Great Pacific Garbage Patch now three times the size of France

Stories like this make me renew my recycling efforts. CNN reports: “A huge, swirling pile of trash in the Pacific Ocean is growing faster than expected and is now three times the size of France. According …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Facebook and furry friends

My Facebook news feed often fills up with dog photos or other cute animal photos or videos, thanks to some friends who are animal lovers. So I had to check out the Facebook page for …

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NOTEBOOK: ‘Drive’ brings up worrying connotations in biotechnology

At the Partnership for Growth biotechnology showcase this week, SciBac Inc. of California made a very compelling pitch.

Branded with the tagline “always trust your gut,” SciBac is creating hybrid microorganisms to treat so-called superbugs …

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NOTEBOOK: ‘Drive’ brings up worrying connotations in biotechnology

At the Partnership for Growth biotechnology showcase this week, SciBac Inc. of California made a very compelling pitch.

Branded with the tagline “always trust your gut,” SciBac is creating hybrid microorganisms to treat so-called superbugs …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Wreckage found where 5 Iowa brothers served and died in WWII

This is a tale of Iowa history and technology. The USS Juneau, the naval ship all five Sullivan brothers from Waterloo served on during World War II, rested at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean …

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NOTEBOOK: Corn growers push new bioplastic ingredient

Farmers and researchers at the Iowa Corn Promotion Board are trying to develop a bioplastic ingredient that could help push corn sales. 

The board holds U.S. patents on a proprietary production method using corn in …