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The Insider Notebook

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NOTEBOOK: Spurgeon School of Journalism

The Business Record recently sat down with Randy Evans, the executive director of the Iowa Freedom of Information Council, and he mentioned one of the people who mentored him early in his career. Gary Spurgeon …

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the June 8 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the May 4 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: In case you missed it …

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

Tariff trouble
The Iowa Pork Producers Association assesses the damage from a planned Mexico tariff on U.S. pork.  Learn …

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ONE GOOD READ – NOTEBOOK: Prepare to track your time on your iPhone (scary!)

Here’s my favorite sentence from a CNN Tech story on Apple’s announcement of a new way to track your screen time and how often you pick up your iPhone: “Welcome to 2018, when tech companies hold major …

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NOTEBOOK: New major contributes to record business enrollment at ISU

One of Iowa State’s newest undergraduate majors may still be small, but it’s arguably the fastest-growing. 

During an unveiling event for the Business Record’s newest issue of the annual innovationIOWA magazine hosted by Corteva Agriscience …

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Tariff trouble continues: Mexico takes aim at U.S. pork industry

The news hit the Clive office of the Iowa Pork Producers Association before 9 a.m.

CEO Pat McGonegle broke the news to association spokesman Ron Birkenholz. Colleagues in Washington, D.C., had heard that Mexico planned …

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NOTEBOOK: Turn the fossil fuel clock back to ’94

This morning we reported the news that MidAmerican Energy will, by at least one measure, be the first investor-owned utility in the country to produce enough renewable energy to meet 100 percent of annual consumer …

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NOTEBOOK: Race you to the car, Dad!

When we hosted Mercy-Des Moines President Karl Keeler at our office for an interview recently, he mentioned how his family of seven keeps a stable of dirt bikes and motorcycles on hand for off-road and …

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NOTEBOOK: Butler Mansion: Toy wagons not allowed

An amazing thing about the Butler Mansion, the 81-year-old structure that sits atop a hill on Fleur Drive beckoning new office tenants as Integer Group moves to other digs, is that you can walk from …

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the June 1 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the May 4 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 …