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America’s SBDC Iowa announces 2020 special entrepreneur award winners

America’s Small Business Development Center Iowa is pleased to announce the winners of its 2020 special entrepreneur awards. Sue Tyrrell, CEO and Owner, Hands Up Communications, is the 2020 Deb Dalziel Woman Entrepreneur Achievement Award winner. …

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IEC, IEDA open second round of state energy grant program

The Iowa Energy Center (IEC) Board and the Iowa Economic Development Authority are opening the second round of the IEC Grant program, the organizations announced. The program is designed to facilitate energy-related economic development in …

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‘They could just find a different place to put’ proposed homeless shelter

Hope Ministries has made an offer to purchase the former Douglas Elementary School at 3800 E. Douglas Ave. The nonprofit is proposing to raze the 1908 building on the site and build a two-story facility …

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Bill includes details of Reynolds’ proposal to revamp tax code, increase sales tax

Des Moines Register: Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has released the text of a bill that would implement her far-ranging attempt to revamp Iowa’s tax code and provide a steady funding source for mental health services …

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4 counties receive BEST of Iowa Excellence Award

The Business Expansion and Strategic Trends of Iowa Excellence Awards went to Greater Dubuque Development Corp., Kossuth/Palo Alto Economic Development Corp., Marion County Development Commission and Montgomery County Development Corp. for their work to support …

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Valley Junction business owner Kelly Sharp sells Heart of Iowa to daughter-in-law

Valley Junction business owner Kelly Sharp sold anchor gift shop Heart of Iowa Market Place to her daughter-in-law Abby Sharp, the business announced. Abby Sharp took control of the store on Feb. 1, and has …

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DART to roll out first electric buses onto routes late this year

Seven electric battery-powered buses that the Des Moines Area Transit Authority has purchased are now being built. The first of the buses is expected to be delivered to Des Moines late this spring, according to …

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FGL Holdings announces $2.7 billion merger with Fidelity National Financial

FGL Holdings, the parent company of Des Moines-based annuity provider and life insurer Fidelity & Guaranty Life, announced it has entered into a merger agreement with Fidelity National Financial Inc., a leading title insurance company. …

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Goodwill of Central Iowa to expand corporate e-waste program

Goodwill of Central Iowa is expanding their corporate e-waste program after recycling 309,000 pounds of electronic waste from landfills in 2019, the organization said in a statement this week. Goodwill accepts old monitors, printers, cables, …

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Secretary of state hires Jeff Franklin as chief cybersecurity officer

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate has hired Jeff Franklin as the chief cybersecurity officer, Pate announced on Thursday morning. Franklin has served as the State of Iowa’s Chief Information Security Officer for the past …