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The Insider Notebook

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NOTEBOOK: Some other things we’d like to bet on

State officials approved rules for sports betting, which begins at noon Aug. 15. 

Given the decades of illegal betting, we expect plenty of action on the NFL, NBA, the Cyclones, the Hawkeyes and, eventually, even fantasy sports …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Is homeownership out of reach for young adults?

As a parent, you always worry about your children, even when they are adults. My three are young adults; one has achieved the American dream of buying a house. The other two aren’t quite ready …

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A recession is coming (eventually). Here’s where you’ll see it first.

The Fed is planning to cut rates, the yield curve is inverted, GDP slowed in the second quarter, and that has many peering into their crystal balls in an effort to spot the next recession. This …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Why the Fed is cutting rates when the economy looks good

The Fed is expected to cut rates on Wednesday for the first time in more than a decade. This Wall Street Journal piece takes a look at why: “Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is leading his colleagues …

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NOTEBOOK: Des Moines to host historic Big Boy locomotive on Aug. 1

 

With our desks at the Business Record situated about 50 feet away from the railroad tracks downtown, it’s an understatement to say that trains are an integral part of every workday. But every once …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: The workcation is changing — and taking one can boost your business

Summer is in full swing, and chances are (hopefully) you have had a chance to take a vacation and get a little R&R. If you’re like me, sometimes those vacations are actually planned as workcations …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: The problems facing emergency alert systems

The Arizona Republic and USA Today dived deep into the Paradise, Calif., disaster, analyzing which communities across the western U.S. were most at risk of the next monster fire. At least one of their findings is relevant …

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NOTEBOOK – Who’s in the July 26 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the July 5 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 – Some surprising mental health takeaways emerge from millennial forum

I recently sat in on a portion of a “Millennial Health Forum” hosted by Wellmark, which brought together several dozen Greater Des Moines community and health-care leaders to discuss a new BCBSA Health of America …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Restaurants finding creative ways to attract workers

On a walk this week I noticed a sign announcing a job fair at the soon-to-open Blue Sushi Sake Grill at 316 Court Ave.

I stopped in and asked Fallon Fasanella, general manager, and Sean …

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