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NOTEBOOK: Three more thoughts on nonprofits and corporate giving

The cliche of nonprofit consolidation By Chris Conetzkey

There’s no question there are a lot of pressures on nonprofits. Many of the challenges — technology, fighting for funding, wages and employment pressures — seem like …

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NOTEBOOK: Maybe it’s in the genes: Meyer’s son named Julliard provost

The Partnership’s Gene Meyer is a proud papa. His son, 1998 Valley High School grad Adam Meyer, was just named provost of the Juilliard School, the prestigious New York City-based private performing arts conservatory. In …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: The typical worker can no longer afford a family on a year’s salary

The median male U.S. worker now has to earn more than a year’s salary to afford the annual expenses for a family of four, as published in the Cost of Thriving Index and Business Insider. In …

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A bit about the ‘White House’ on the federal courthouse construction site


A view of the construction site of the federal courthouse from the top of the Ruan Center. The two-story construction house used by Ryan Cos. and U.S. General Services Administration can be seen on the…
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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the Feb. 28 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the Feb. 28 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 at businessrecord.com/insider and …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Yes, the fire was covered, but … Buffet shares rest of the story

The diverse holdings of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. are often seen as one of its strengths, but sometimes the extent of its reach can come back to bite the conglomerate, Chairman Warren Buffett revealed in his …

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VIDEO NOTEBOOK: Economic effects of Coronavirus on Iowa

Li Zhao is the co-founder and president of China Iowa Group, and as a native of China and someone whose primary business is helping businesses do business with China, she has some unique insight into the …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Nine ways to make your workday better

In the book “Eat Sleep Work Repeat,” Bruce Daisley, a former Twitter executive who has also worked for Google and YouTube, suggests that we could bring back satisfaction to our work by alleviating some of …

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the Feb. 21 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the Feb. 21 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 at businessrecord.com/insider and …

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NOTEBOOK: What’s the difference between biodiesel and renewable diesel?

I learned an important distinction in renewable energy terminology recently, and thankfully got it right at the front end of writing an article — and not as a correction.  

As I was writing about Renewable …

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