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NOTEBOOK: Could ‘high-profile’ foreclosure case move to an Iowa specialty court?

During a court hearing on Sept. 29 to appoint a receiver on a high-profile piece of downtown property going through foreclosure, the judge asked the parties involved if they wanted to move the case to …

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NOTEBOOK: DART’s electric bus unveiling touts environmental benefits of zero-emission buses

As you may have heard, the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority publicly unveiled its new electric buses on Oct. 1. 

The buses are part of a pilot program the transit agency is undertaking in …

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NOTEBOOK: Looking back: Quarterly surveys of ABI members show fluctuations in outlook due to pandemic

The graphs show survey results from the Iowa Association of Business and Industry’s quarterly outlook surveys taken by its board of directors members ahead of each 2020 quarter. The number above the bar indicates the …

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Could ‘high-profile’ foreclosure case move to an Iowa specialty court?

During a court hearing this week to appoint a receiver on a high-profile piece of downtown property going through foreclosure, the judge asked the parties involved if they wanted to move the case to Iowa’s …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Coffee sales and social impact go hand in hand for BLK & Bold

Today is National Coffee Day, so naturally there’s no better day to share a story from a couple of weeks ago about Des Moines’ BLK & Bold. But the company is about much more than …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: LULAC Iowa and Vegan Outreach partner up to provide healthy food options to families in need in Iowa

A new partnership between League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Iowa and Vegan Outreach seeks to bring plant-based food options to more immigrant communities in Iowa, Hola Iowa reports. Recently, the two organizations focused on …

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NOTEBOOK: 21-Day Equity Challenge brings community together for shared equity, inclusion education

Little did planners know when they began organizing the 21-Day Equity Challenge that the issue of equity and inclusion would be at the center of a national discussion.

The challenge, a joint initiative between the …

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NOTEBOOK: Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s impact on business and what a new justice could mean

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Sept. 18, was perhaps best known for fighting for gender equity. One such case, which ended up being settled out of court, before she served on …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: More on Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Over the weekend, Nina Totenberg, National Public Radio’s award-winning legal affairs correspondent, wrote about her longtime friend, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died last week. 

Before the two were friends, Ginsburg was a …

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NOTEBOOK: Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s impact on business and what a new justice could mean

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Friday, was perhaps best known for fighting for gender equity. One such case, which ended up being settled out of court, before she served on the …