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Iowa index foresees a stall in hiring growth, moves closer to signalling recession

The state economy has slowed to a level that could signal an approaching recession, according to the Iowa Department of Revenue. The Iowa Leading Indicators Index dipped to 107.3 in January, the fourth consecutive decline …

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NOTEBOOK: In case you missed it…

In case you missed it…
A brief look back at news from the past week on BusinessRecord.com

Stowe has cancer
Des Moines Water Works exec Bill Stowe reports that he has an aggressive form of …

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D.M. farmers market wins ag award

The winners of this year’s Agriculture Leader Awards included the Des Moines Downtown Farmers’ Market, which started in a small parking lot in 1976 and now draws 25,000 people and 300 vendors. The market won a community …

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Food purchases by U.S. offer little relief

Successful Farming: The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting has found that six months after the U.S. Department of Agriculture promised to buy $1.2 billion worth of food from American pork, beef, and produce farmers, many …

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$4.1 million awarded for infrastructure projects


The Iowa Economic Development Authority awarded $4.1 million in Community Development Block Grant funds for community water and sewer infrastructure projects, the IEDA announced last week. IEDA received 14 applications totaling $5 million in funding requests, …

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ABI survey: Business leaders bullish



Iowa business leaders seem more focused on a strong economy than on possible trouble from tariffs, the latest survey by the Iowa Association of Business and Industry found. 


“Sales continue to be strong for ABI …

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Report: ‘Quantum leap’ needed to close work-related gender gap

In the last 27 years, the world has seen a less than 2 percent improvement in the number of women entering the workforce, and a new report is calling for “a quantum leap of transformative …

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Guest opinion: Is Facebook your new resume?

By Whitney Warne | Owner, Ivory House Photography

In today’s social media world, your Facebook feed is your calling card long before your resume lands on an employer’s desk. Popular opinion of your personality and job…
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Guest opinion: An opportunity to lead

By Lisa Holtorf | Vice president of operations and integration, Strategic America

When you see companies organizing volunteer events for employees or giving funds to local nonprofit organizations, you’re often seeing corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs …

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Tauscheck featured as a ‘Woman to Watch’ by WHO-TV

Tiffany Tauscheck is helping to put Des Moines on the map at an organization where women make up less than half of the executive leadership. “It is incredibly important to have women at the table …