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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Do women-only networking groups harm female entrepreneurship?

New research from the University of Edinburgh suggests that women who aren’t finding benefits from networking may not benefit from a women-only networking group. “The study analyzes the networks of a few thousand entrepreneurs, and …
By KATE HAYDEN | Feb 18, 2020
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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the Feb. 14 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the Feb. 14 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 at businessrecord.com/insider and …
By BPC Staff | Feb 13, 2020
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NOTEBOOK: We asked readers how comfortable they feel about their ability to retire

As part of our most recent Leaders Survey, we asked: How secure do you feel in your ability to retire comfortably? Respondents could answer anywhere from 1 (not secure at all) to 10 (very secure). …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Feb 13, 2020
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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Mayor of Chicago suburb says ‘no, thanks’ to an Amazon fulfillment center

The mayor of Bolingbrook, Ill., is doing something many elected officials aren’t doing: telling Amazon.com the community doesn’t want a fulfillment center located within its borders.

Alby Gallun, a reporter for Crain’s Chicago Business, writes that …
By KATHY A. BOLTEN | Feb 13, 2020
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NOTEBOOK: ‘Ranked-choice voting’ for Des Moines city elections discussed

During this week’s Des Moines City Council workshop, Councilman Josh Mandelbaum suggested the city should move toward ranked-choice voting, a way that allows voters to shift their support from a losing candidate to another choice.…
By KATHY A. BOLTEN | Feb 11, 2020
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NOTEBOOK: What would it mean for the state’s economy if Iowa loses its first-in-the-nation status?

It didn’t take long for national figures to predict the death of Iowa’s first-in-the-nation status amidst the ongoing delay of final results from the Democratic Iowa caucuses – heck, people have been forecasting the change …
By EMILY BARSKE AND KATE HAYDEN | Feb 7, 2020
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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the Feb. 7 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the Feb. 7 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 at businessrecord.com/insider and …
By BPC Staff | Feb 5, 2020
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NOTEBOOK: An early success — and a flop — for two Future Ready Iowa programs

Two new initiatives under the Future Ready Iowa program experienced mixed results as they were rolled out for the first time during the fall 2019 semester. One, the Last-Dollar Scholarship program, has had a high …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Feb 3, 2020
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NOTEBOOK: Covering miscarriage in bereavement policies

A benefit that no one likes to ask about: bereavement. Yet recently, policy at one Iowa organization inspired another business to open bereavement leave to employees after a miscarriage. Alison Cate, digital marketing manager at …
By KATE HAYDEN | Jan 28, 2020
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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the Jan. 31 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the Jan. 31 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 at businessrecord.com/insider and …
By BPC Staff | Jan 28, 2020