Archive for May 2015
Guest Opinion: Make a call for immigration reform
Implementing common sense immigration reform policies is a necessary action lawmakers need to take to ensure Iowa’s flourishing economy continues to grow.
While the in-state debate over immigration reform is relatively quiet right now, it’s …
Read MoreStemming Apathy
Mary Andringa is well-known in Iowa STEM circles, where some of the state’s best minds are looking for ways to encourage the study and application of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. She is CEO and …
Read MoreRecap: The Partnership’s D.C. trip
The Greater Des Moines Partnership loaded a diverse group of nearly 200 active business, government and nonprofit group leaders onto a charter plane and headed for Washington, D.C., for its annual lobby trip May 10-12. …
Read MoreCommercial property tax reform
Editor’s note: West Des Moines will not hire new employees in the coming year and Des Moines is on a search for new revenues. Why? It’s all in reaction to property tax legislation that was …
Read MoreBusiness Record 5-15-15
A riskier business
How the shifting health insurance landscape is affecting your company – and insurers
Focus: Banking & Finance
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Ag, construction add most small-business jobs
Almost a third of small businesses in Iowa added jobs in 2014, with the greatest numbers of added jobs coming in the agricultural and construction sectors, according to an annual report on small-business activity in …
Read MoreInterest ramping up in Apple Pay
Financial institutions and retailers are developing a bigger appetite for Apple’s mobile payment option, and a Greater Des Moines-based payment processor is getting a slice of that business. The Members Group has now enrolled 25 …
Read MoreDes Moines Triathlon has its corporate sponsors
An effort to find corporate sponsors for the Des Moines Triathlon has netted about $160,000, more than enough to continue the event in the city after Hy-Vee Inc. dropped its sponsorship after an eight-year run, …
Read MoreISU campus gaining more apartments and retail space this fall
Two construction projects are bringing about 615 beds and 13,000 square feet of retail space to the Iowa State University campus area. The Opus Group of Minneapolis expects to open the Foundry retail and luxury …
Read MoreSeveral Greater Des Moines business win 2015 NOVA Awards
The Iowa Chapter of the American Marketing Association recently announced the recipients of the organization’s 2015 NOVA Awards. Since 2006, the AMA Iowa NOVA Awards have recognized marketing excellence among Iowa businesses. Awards given included …
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