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NOTEBOOK: Airport to add third baggage screener

Des Moines International Airport will install a third baggage screening system behind the scenes because growing passenger traffic is testing capacity, airport General Manager and Executive Director Kevin Foley said. The equipment will be behind …

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the January 19 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the January 19 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.

Berkshire, MidAmerican job shuffles
Longtime MidAmerican Energy executive Bill Fehrman has been promoted. http://bit.ly/2mner2i

Longtime MidAmerican Energy executive Bill Fehrman…
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NOTEBOOK: Polk County sells Vets basketball floor

Polk County has taken to the online auction house GovDeals.com to sell an unusual item that measures 112 feet by 60 feet — a basketball floor once used at Veterans Memorial Auditorium. 

The 20-year-old floor …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: 68% of Americans in debt doubt they’ll ever pay it off

As I surfed through online business news sites this morning, the above headline on Fox Business caught my eye — and my eyeballs nearly fell out at some of the numbers. The article stated: “More than 68% …

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NOTEBOOK: Psychiatrist shortage, binge drinking among Iowa’s worst health problems

Iowa continues to have one of the lowest ratios of mental health providers in the country, according to the latest figures from America’s Health Rankings (http://bit.ly/2qJ3RIx). The annual report produced by UnitedHealth Group found that …

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NOTEBOOK: Ethanol industry pushes monarch habitat

The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association has launched a project to help ethanol and biodiesel producers across the state establish monarch butterfly habitats around their facilities. 

“A project to protect these beautiful pollinators that are so …

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NOTEBOOK: The year in pictures, Iowa-style

If you are like most people, the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word “Iowa” is locally produced movies. Our friends at the state film office, now called Produce Iowa, sent …

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the January 12 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the January 12 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.

Costa named Knapp president
Knapp Properties’ new leadership lineup includes Chris Costa as president and COO. http://bit.ly/2qmJC2S

Django closes, looks to …