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Wells Fargo to cut 400 positions in Greater Des Moines

Wells Fargo Home Lending will eliminate 400 positions next year in Greater Des Moines as part of a national effort to streamline operations that targets a total of 1,000 jobs, according to a release.
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By KENT DARR | Nov 15, 2018
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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the November 16 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the November 2 issue of the Business Record and the page number of the article in which they are mentioned. Members can read all of this week’s stories …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Nov 15, 2018
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NOTEBOOK: In case you missed it…

Transload facility
The Des Moines Metropolitan Area Planning Organization has received proposals from two companies seeking to win a contract to operate a proposed rail transloading facility in Des Moines.

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Development deal changes…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Nov 15, 2018
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Revenue department releases new tax withholding tables

The Iowa Department of Revenue has issued new income tax withholding tables for 2019 to better align with the state tax cut signed into law by Gov. Kim Reynolds earlier this year. The new tables reduce the …
By BPC Staff | Nov 15, 2018
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Downtown Winter Farmers’ Market Friday and Saturday

The Downtown Winter Farmers’ Market will be held Friday and Saturday at Capital Square. Among the offerings: Duck, ham, wine, cheese, tree ornaments, poinsettias and other holiday fare. In other market news, the outdoor Downtown Farmers’ Market’s Meals …
By BPC Staff | Nov 15, 2018
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Danilson plans retirement as chief judge of state appellate court

Iowa Court of Appeals Chief Judge David Danilson of Pleasant Hill will retire Jan. 4 after a decade as an appellate court judge and more than 30 years as a jurist, according to a release. …
By BPC Staff | Nov 15, 2018
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Ag economy entering deja vu-light version of 1980s, economist says

If U.S. farmers haven’t experienced it yet, they might be near the point of tougher negotiations when trying to secure an operating loan, reports Successful Farming.

A former Federal Reserve Bank economist and current head of …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Nov 15, 2018
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Minburn Communications receives a second federal grant for revolving loan fundMinburn Communications receives a second federal grant for revolving loan fund

Minburn Communications has received a $300,000 economic development grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that will be used to sweeten a revolving loan that has been used so far to help finance projects in …
By BPC Staff | Nov 14, 2018
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Architect billings slowed last month; Midwest a big exception

Architects are puzzling over whether a general slowdown in their industry or a rash of disasters — wildfires and hurricanes — is leading to a softening in a monthly index of design activity. Natural disasters …
By BPC Staff | Nov 14, 2018
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RDG receives award for Gray’s Station master plan

RDG Planning & Design has received an urban besign award from the Iowa chapter of the American Planning Association for its master plan of Hubbell Realty Co.’s Gray’s Station neighborhood, which is under construction south …
By BPC Staff | Nov 14, 2018