Private employers added 163,000 jobs in July

ADP Employment Services Inc. released data this morning showing companies hired people more than expected in July.


ADP performs payroll services for companies around the country and tracks employment from month to month. 

In July, …

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Monsanto and DuPont trial goes to jury

A patent dispute between Monsanto Co. and E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. over genetically modified seeds has gone to a jury in federal court in St. Louis, in a trial that could leave DuPont…Read More

NCAA visits Des Moines

Representatives of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) are in Des Moines this week discussing logistics with staff from Iowa State University, the Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Des Moines Area Sports …

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Osterhaus elected president of APhA

Matthew Osterhaus has been elected president of the American Pharmacists Association.

Osterhaus co-founded Outcomes Pharmaceutical Health Care LC, a West Des Moines medication therapy management company, in 1999 and serves on its board. Osterhaus also …

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Mainstream Living staff awarded grants

Nine of Mainstream Living Inc. staff members or their dependents have been awarded $5,000 education grants from the Mainstream Living Foundation.

The organization provides services to disabled people in Central Iowa, according to a release. Grants are …

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