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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: A Green New Deal is technologically possible. Its political prospects are another question.

Iowa is a leader in wind energy and renewable fuels. In knowing this, it is worth seeking out some information on the Green New Deal introduced recently in Congress. This New York Times piece takes a look …

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the February 22 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the February 8 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: New York Post headline about Bezos, Pecker sparks discussion of other all-time greats

The identical headline that the New York Post and Huffington Post carried while reporting the alleged extortion attempt involving media heavyweights Jeff Bezos and David Pecker became a social media hit. It’s a bit off …

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NOTEBOOK: Benefactors find help at Community Foundation

Being charitable is a little more complicated than just cutting a check. You first have to identify who will receive it, and why, then tend to bookkeeping and legalities, and maybe make some tax moves, …

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NOTEBOOK: Notes from the Governor’s Scouts Luncheon

Here are some notable takeaways from the Governor’s Scouts Luncheon Feb. 7, atte nded by more than 700 business leaders, lawmakers and Scouting leaders at the Iowa Events Center.

— It was the first time …

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NOTEBOOK:Looking for some ‘weird’ stuff? Follow Alice Cooper to a Brass Armadillo Antique Mall

The 50-some-year career of rock showman Alice Cooper has been all about smoke and mirrors, not to mention guillotines, electric chairs and lots of fake blood, but when Cooper the private citizen goes looking for …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Day care for all?

A New York Times opinion piece took a look at an interesting idea: universal affordable high-quality child care. From the piece: “By the time American women are 40 to 44, 86 percent of them are …

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the February 15 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the February 8 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: The (global) warming power of storytelling

Storytelling can be a powerful tool for sharing and reinforcing corporate culture. Just ask Mary Cownie, chief marketing/digital strategy officer with MercyOne, who retold this great story she heard while preparing for the launch of …

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NOTEBOOK: British consul general: Brexit could mean economic boost for Iowa

As the United Kingdom looks to leave the European Union after cutting what it hopes will be a last-minute deal, UK leaders are looking to expand trade with the U.S., Chicago-based British Consul General John …