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The Insider Notebook

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NOTEBOOK: In case you missed it…

In case you missed it…
A brief look back at news from the past week on BusinessRecord.com.

DART funding
We set the record straight with the commissioners at DART, who have heard a lot of …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Why some Amazon workers aren’t happy about their raise

Last week Amazon grabbed many headlines and some positive press with its news it was raising workers’ pay to $15 an hour. Sounds great. It turns out we should look for the details. The New York …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: ‘I assume I’ve already been hacked’

How does a New York Times reporter covering cybersecurity protect her own devices? “I go into this job every day assuming that I’ve already been hacked,” Sheera Frenkel said in a Q&A published Wednesday. Frenkel’s advice …

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NOTEBOOK: Des Moines professionals not as likely to leave their jobs due to a bad commute

Some new research from Robert Half confirms a common bragging point for us in Greater Des Moines: We have one of the quickest and least-stressful commutes in the country. And twice as many Greater Des …

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NOTEBOOK: Are the media biased or is it you?

All of us in the the media have heard the criticism. We are too liberal. We are too conservative. We are from another planet, whose occupants see things differently. But the New York Times reports …

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NOTEBOOK: Health coach’s book looks at disease reversal through diet

A Des Moines health coach makes a good case for eating healthier as a path toward reversing chronic disease — particularly obesity and Type 2 diabetes — and in the process creating more sustainable communities. …

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NOTEBOOK: Liz Gilman’s day with Cloris

Liz Gilman has seen and heard a lot as the one-woman state government department that tries to lure everything from training films to Hollywood works to Iowa, without the benefit of offering incentives — which …

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NOTEBOOK: Great Recession gave her patience a workout

Julia Lawler says that managing through the Great Recession as Principal Financial Group’s chief investment officer was undoubtedly her biggest career accomplishment. But the biggest accomplishment in her life is raising her two sons, Ross …

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NOTEBOOK: In case you missed it…

In case you missed it…
A brief look back at news from the past week on BusinessRecord.com.

Voya fined $1M
Des Moines-based broker-dealer and investment adviser Voya Financial Advisors will pay a $1 million federal …

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NOTEBOOK: One Good Read – U.S., Canada and Mexico just reached a sweeping new NAFTA deal. Here’s what’s in it.

Forget NAFTA, remember USMCA. That’s the acronym for the new trade deal struck with Canada and Mexico on Sunday. It’s been a monthslong process to get to this point. If you want to know what …