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NOTEBOOK: ISU economist foresees reduced demand for durable goods made in Iowa

Initial unemployment claims by Iowa manufacturing employees, which peaked at nearly 16,000 in late March, have tapered somewhat but still remain the highest among all of Iowa’s industry sectors. 

For the week ending June 6, …

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NOTEBOOK: Bank of America ‘sharpens focus’ with $1 billion commitment to communities

Bank of America says it is doubling down on its efforts to help drive economic opportunity, health care initiatives and racial equality efforts in Iowa and nationally, as part of a four-year, $1 billion commitment …

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NOTEBOOK: Fundraising for MercyOne Deming Cancer Center to resume in July

Within two weeks of MercyOne Central Iowa launching the public phase of a $16 million fundraising campaign for the MercyOne Richard Deming Cancer Center, the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically shifted everyone’s focus and the capital campaign …

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the July 3 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the July 3 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: New York retailer starts push to help get recognition for other Black business owners

Aurora James is the founder of Brother Vellies, a fashion accessory startup located in Brooklyn, New York. 

The company, founded in 2013, sells handcrafted shoes, handbags and home goods made in Ethiopia, Kenya, Morocco and South …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: LGTBQ+ workers disproportionately affected by COVID-19 crisis, survey reports

While everyone is suffering from the economic fallout of the coronavirus, LGBTQ workers have been hit especially hard. In a research partnership with Business Insider, business advisory firm Brunswick found that LGBTQ workers are being disproportionately …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Grassley seeks to revive draft prescription drug pricing plan

If you’re on Sen. Chuck Grassley’s mailing list, you would have seen one of his “In case you missed it” items this weekend highlighting a New York Times article that details the stalled efforts by Congress and …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: ‘Blown away’: Australian coronavirus researchers examine everything from breastfeeding to explosives technology

Australian researchers are doing more than just looking for a vaccine for the virus that causes COVID-19. They are studying activities such as breastfeeding to see what effect it may have on the spread of …

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NOTEBOOK: Behavioral economics helps explain sharp uptick in deposits, drop in bank earnings

As I was writing an article last week reporting on the latest FDIC quarterly banking statistics, I had to wonder what types of factors weighed into banks experiencing such a sharp drop in earnings nationally. Net income …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Juneteenth ‘lends itself to a deeper conversation about freedom’

Juneteenth is too important a day for one good read. Here are three pieces to take a look at. 

What to know about Juneteenth, the emancipation holiday (NBC News): “Juneteenth has always been particularly special for African…