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The Insider Notebook

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the June 5 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the June 5 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 …
By BPC Staff | Jun 4, 2020
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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: America’s journalists pepper-sprayed, arrested as they cover unrest

Journalists covering the unrest across the United States are increasingly coming into harm’s way, even after identifying themselves as members of the press.

In Des Moines, a Des Moines Register reporter was pepper-sprayed in the …
By KATHY A. BOLTEN | Jun 3, 2020
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NOTEBOOK: Construction crew unearths streetcar tracks

A construction crew working on the Ingersoll Avenue street project uncovered part of the trolley tracks that once were actively used on the street (left). In the undated photo at right, a construction crew is …
By KATHY A. BOLTEN | Jun 3, 2020
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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: FDA chief: Pandemic challenges highlight importance of new food safety rules

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration was nearly ready to release its new guidelines governing safety of the nation’s food supply in March when the COVID-19 pandemic superseded that rollout. As the FDA now prepares …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Jun 2, 2020
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NOTEBOOK: Opinion: Leadership means taking a stand

A former colleague of mine from Minneapolis named Mel who lives in an area that was looted and burned following the death of George Floyd wrote about what we can and must do: “Start those …
By SUZANNA de BACA | Jun 1, 2020
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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Facebook’s remote-work pay cuts are going to get complicated

Here’s an interesting take from the Hustle about how remote workers may earn less if they move to less-costly areas of the country — such as Iowa. “You may have heard about the big catch in Mark Zuckerberg’s remote-work …
By JOE GARDYASZ | May 28, 2020
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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the May 29 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the May 29 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 …
By BPC Staff | May 28, 2020
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NOTEBOOK: COVID-19 reshaping expectations around telemedicine

Despite some historical lagging on the adoption of telehealth and telemonitoring services in the medical community, the COVID-19 pandemic is changing expectations overnight of how telemedicine can serve patients, health care providers and insurers, said …
By KATE HAYDEN | May 28, 2020
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NOTEBOOK: Changes to small businesses due to pandemic may be here to stay

At our most recent Power Breakfast, speakers talked about hopeful, realistic ideas to consider in recovery. Here are two themes from Debi Durham, director of the Iowa Economic Development Authority and the Iowa Finance Authority.  …
By JOE GARDYASZ | May 28, 2020
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NOTEBOOK: Essman poll gauges Iowan’s feelings about COVID-19

Over the past two months, we’ve all found new ways to communicate, new ways to work, and at times we have felt the pinch of isolation caused by social distancing as we work to keep …
By MICHAEL CRUMB | May 21, 2020