Biggest Internet sites not part of blackout

Biggest Internet sites not part of blackout A  web blackout scheduled for today to protest against proposed legislation on online piracy has failed to get the support of the biggest Internet players, Reuters reported.  …Read More

Kidder Benefits acquires Lane & Associates

Kidder Benefits acquires Lane & Associates Kidder Benefits Consultants, a pension consulting and administration firm based in West Des Moines, has acquired Lane & Associates, a West Des Moines-based actuarial firm. Doug Lane, former principal…Read More

Heppner to leave Salisbury House & Gardens

Heppner to leave Salisbury House & Gardens   Salisbury House and Gardens has announced that its executive director, Mark Heppner, will leave the organization to take on a newly created position as vice president of…Read More

12 Iowa towns in roadway improvement program

Twelve Iowa communities have been selected to participate in the Iowa’s Living Roadways Community Visioning Program in 2012.

The award-winning program integrates technical landscape planning and design techniques with sustainable community action to assist community …

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China’s economic growth slows

The National Bureau of Statistics reports that the Chinese economy grew at an annual pace of 8.9 percent in the fourth quarter, marking a slowdown from a 9.1 percent growth rate in the prior quarter, …

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Arts panel discussion to take place on Jan. 30

Join the Metro Arts Alliance and Des Moines Social Club (DMSC) Jan. 30 for “Finding Your Fire,” a panel discussion featuring professional artists from the community and around the country.

The event will take place …

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