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Bass named president of Great Western Bancorp

Longtime Greater Des Moines banking executive Doug Bass has been named president and chief operating officer of Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Great Western Bancorp Inc., parent of Great Western Bank. Bass has been a regional president …

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DMACC hires Andres to lead Iowa Culinary Institute

Des Moines Area Community College has hired John Andres as director of the Iowa Culinary Institute. In his new position, Andres will manage Culinary Arts as well as the DMACC Hotel and Restaurant Management programs. …

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Women’s Leadership Connection now Women United

United Way of Central Iowa has announced a new name for the Women’s Leadership Connection. The new name — Women United — honors a diverse and vibrant group of female leaders who are making a …

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Rockwell Collins wins contract for Navy, Marine Corps safety requirements

Corridor Business Journal: Cedar Rapids-based Rockwell Collins is helping U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps aircraft obtain safety-critical Required Navigation Performance Area Navigation capabilities through a contract issued by the Naval Air Systems Command Air Combat …

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DMU alumnus donates sculpture to university

Des Moines University has received a generous gift of a commissioned sculpture from Dr. Fredric Gold, a 1973 alumnus of the university. The 12-foot-tall sculpture by Charles Strain, named “The Gathering,” will be installed in …

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MidAmerican files plan to reduce wind turbine strikes on bald eagles, bats

A new conservation plan and funding proposed by MidAmerican Energy Co. aims to help mitigate the number of bald eagles and bats killed by wind turbines.

The utility today filed a habitat conservation plan with …

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Oct. 5: Many Hands Business Breakfast

Host: Many Hands for Haiti 
About: The Many Hands Business Breakfast brings together business leaders from across Iowa, engaging with New York Times best-selling author and renowned keynote speaker Tommy Spaulding while raising financial resources …

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Iowa Beverage Systems of D.M. to buy C.R. beverage distributor

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa Beverage Systems of Des Moines will purchase Iowa Beer and Beverage, doing business as Fleck Sales in Cedar Rapids, to create a company with more than 4,000 wholesale customers and nearly 300 …

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Labor Center closure initial savings: $95K

Closing the University of Iowa’s 67-year-old Labor Center is projected to save $95,041 this budget year, about a fifth of the more than $550,000 in total savings that will come as contracts wind down, the Cedar …

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Chinese soy buyers leave U.S. exporters show empty-handed

An annual U.S. soy exporterers’ conference wrapped up on Wednesday without any known sales to Chinese buyers, a sharp contrast to years before when Chinese consumers had purchased billions of dollars, reports Reuters. The U.S.-China trade …