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NOTEBOOK: Tooth Fairy not exempt from economic forecasts

You wouldn’t think the Tooth Fairy, of all fairies, would be affected by economic trends — but a new survey finds Tooth Fairy exchanges seem to mirror real-world stock markets over time, Radio Iowa reports. At …

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Meet Kate Hayden, our newest reporter

A lesson for today’s college students: Networking starts in your classroom. 

We’re very excited to introduce you, our readers, to the newest reporter to the Business Record newsroom — Kate Hayden. She arrived at the …

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NOTEBOOK: Grand View starts community garden

Grand View University is starting a community garden, with a season running May 1 through Nov. 30. Water will be provided. The size of a plot will depend on demand. Gardeners need to bring their …

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NOTEBOOK: TAI launches video series

Brian Waller and his staff at Technology Association of Iowa has launched a video series, “We Are Iowa Technology,” that will include eight feature stories on Iowa tech companies. TAI is fond of saying — …

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NOTEBOOK: East Village summit favors NAFTA

A group of local organizers that included the Iowa Association of Business and Industry, the Greater Des Moines Partnership and the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation pulled together some key authorities on NAFTA (the North American …

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NOTEBOOK: Technical translation and a dose of heavy metal

Nicole Chesmore says that having an English degree has been a benefit in her position as vice president of infrastructure and operations for Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co. Let’s just say that she has found that …

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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.

Diversity and inclusion
Capital Crossroads launched a new effort to improve diversity and inclusion in its own operations, and to …

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the March 2 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the March 2 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: Hurd acquires Mills Fleet Farm in Ankeny

Add a Mills Fleet Farm — the supersized hardware store where you can have the oil changed on your pickup while buying horse feed and a toaster, maybe some hunting boots, among dizzying variety of …

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NOTEBOOK: Housing study gets an icy response from some on D.M. council

The ask was relatively small, as these things go, up to $48,000, and the cause seemed reasonable: Nikki Syverson, director of Capital Crossroads, was seeking the money to round out the funding for an effort …