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Hy-Vee ends lunch menu at downtown Market Grille

Des Moines Register: Hy-Vee Inc. has decided not to serve lunch during the week at its downtown Market Grille restaurant. CEO Randy Edeker said most lunch customers were choosing faster food options inside the store, located …

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Clive Community Foundation seeking grant requests

The Clive Community Foundation will begin accepting grant requests from qualifying organizations starting today. Fund requests will be accepted through Oct. 1, with financial awards granted in early December. The foundation plays a key role …

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SBA to provide disaster loans for seven Iowa counties

Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Tuesday that the U.S. Small Business Administration has granted her request to provide assistance in the form of low-interest disaster loans for Marshall County, along with six contiguous counties affected by …

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Flipping out in Des Moines

According to financial services website WalletHub, the chant “buy it, fix it, flip it” could be rising from a neighborhood near you. Des Moines is the ninth-best city in the country to flip a house, according …

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Des Moines to host Best of the Midwest Angel Capital Association Conference

As Des Moines prepares to host the third Best of the Midwest Angel Capital Association (ACA) Conference in September, organizers are rallying to make the regional meeting stand out.

“These meetings move from place to …

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Deere acquires Argentina-based ag equipment maker

Deere & Co. announced today it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire PLA S.A., a privately held manufacturer of sprayers, planters and specialty products for agriculture. PLA is based in Argentina, with manufacturing facilities in Las …

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Hy-Vee debuts first HealthMarket store in West Des Moines

Hy-Vee Inc. today opened its first Hy-Vee HealthMarket store, a new concept designed to offer healthy lifestyle items and personal care items along with groceries. Located at 375 S. Jordan Creek Parkway in West Des Moines, the …

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Economist Goss sees headwinds in late ’19 or ’20

Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says rising interest rates, trade tensions and rising inflation might mean a downturn in the economy late next year or in 2020. The economy remains strong, he adds. “As the …

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Want to hire? Think counteroffer

By Business Record Staff Robert Half reports that counteroffers are becoming more common.

A new survey found that 58 percent of senior managers made counteroffers to keep an employee from leaving for another job.

With …

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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.

Principal top employer for women
Principal Financial Group Inc. has earned the No. 1 spot on Forbes’ list …