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Lidgett opens gallery in East Village

Nationally recognized art adviser Liz Lidgett announced she is opening her first gallery space in the East Village of downtown Des Moines. Located at 111 E. Grand Ave, Suite 110, Liz Lidgett Gallery and Design currently represents …

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United Fire Group earnings benefit from strong market, higher premiums

United Fire Group Inc. reported consolidated net income of $44.5 million, or $1.74 per diluted share, for the first quarter ended March 31. That compares with consolidated net income of $45.8 million, or $1.80 per …

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Denson caps visit to Kosovo with DMACC gift to president

The president of the Republic of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, was given a DMACC cap presented by Rob Denson, president of Des Moines Area Community College. Denson is visiting Kosovo this week as part of an …

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Lawyer Bill Lillis, who was ‘in love with this city,’ died today

Longtime Greater Des Moines attorney William Lillis died today after suffering a heart attack in early March, his law partners confirmed. He was 76.

Lillis was described as someone who had touched nearly every real …

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Credit union’s wealth management team breaks away

Corridor Business Journal: In a surprise move, the wealth management team at the University of Iowa Community Credit Union left the financial institution en masse on April 26, announcing plans to launch their own firm and …

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Some Southridge stores must leave after mall owner does not renew leases

Des Moines Register: Some tenants at Southridge Mall in Des Moines have received notices from the mall’s owner that their leases are up and they will need to vacate their stores by May 31. Owner Macerich, …

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Community Leadership class to showcase projects on May 14

The Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute’s 2019 Community Leadership Program class will showcase five projects they completed over the nine-month course during the Activate event on May 14. Each project challenged the class to put …

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Iowa State University Research Park names Rick Sanders president

The Iowa State University Research Park announced it has named Rick Sanders, a former Story County supervisor, as its president. Sanders succeeds Steve Carter, who retired in December after 18 years. Sanders served as a country supervisor …

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#DMDC2019 takes flight

If everything is on schedule, by the time you read this the charter flight carrying nearly 200 of your colleagues and friends will have arrived in the nation’s capital for the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s #DMDC2019, …

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Small business index rises in second quarter

Optimism among U.S. small business owners is strong, according to the latest quarterly Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index. The overall second-quarter index, surveyed April 1-5, was 129, up from 106 in both the year-ago second quarter and …