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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

Crowell’s bucket list
Eric Crowell, president and CEO of UnityPoint Health-Des Moines, is retiring. Learn more
 
SBA …

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NOTEBOOK: Groceries, chain restaurants now required to spoil your fun

Now this from the Business Record’s health desk: There’s a new federal rule that requires a broader range of chain restaurants — not just the biggies like McDonald’s — to disclose calorie counts on food items. …

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NOTEBOOK: Groceries, chain restaurants now required to spoil your fun

Now this from the Business Record’s health desk: There’s a new federal rule that requires a broader range of chain restaurants — not just the biggies like McDonald’s — to disclose calorie counts on food items. …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read:Nikola v. Tesla: A tale of two companies

With two motor companies named after a brilliantly odd man, a lawsuit was bound to happen, wasn’t it? Just after Tesla CEO Elon Musk was panned for snubbing Wall Street analysts in an earnings call, the Hustle popped up …

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NOTEBOOK: About the cover for this year’s Annual Real Estate Magazine

Business Record photographer Duane Tinkey’s cover photo for this year’s Annual Real Estate Magazine has some history behind it, and why not, given that it is a view of the entrance to the Bridge District, …

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NOTEBOOK: A job out our window

Here’s a tidbit that combines life in our newsroom with the recurring topic of employers struggling to find help. Most days, we watch train crews move cars back and forth on the tracks outside the …

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NOTEBOOK: Bunch your donations to claim tax deduction

The new tax reform law could put a crimp on charitable giving. We’ll explain in a moment. But first, there may a solution, at least partially. 

For that we need look no further than the …

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NOTEBOOK: Chance interview leads to 43-year career

Patty Ashbaugh is retiring after 43 years at Bankers Trust, making her the company’s longest-serving employee.

How’s that for workforce retention?
She’s wrapping it up May 15 after a dozen positions that led to her …

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NOTEBOOK: About the cover for this year’s Annual Real Estate Magazine

Business Record photographer Duane Tinkey’s cover photo for this year’s Annual Real Estate Magazine has some history behind it, and why not, given that it is a view of the entrance to the Bridge District,…
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The Elbert Files: Iowa’s iconic goldfinch

When the Iowa General Assembly claimed the eastern goldfinch as the state songbird 85 years ago, no one knew what the future held.

The vote honoring the goldfinch was taken on March 22, 1933, during …