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Iowa’s sole nuclear plant to end operations in 2020

NextEra Energy Resources, owner of Iowa’s only nuclear power plant, will close the Palo facility in late 2020, eliminating about 500 positions, the Cedar Rapids Gazette reports. NextEra reached an agreement with Alliant Energy to …

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Principal earnings up 48 percent in second quarter

Principal Financial Group reported second-quarter net income of $456.6 million, a 48 percent increase from $309.5 million reported for second-quarter 2017. Net income per diluted share was $1.58 for second quarter 2018, compared with $1.06 …

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Aug. 28: Founder Fireside with Omar Jordan of LenderClose

Host: Gravitate Coworking
About: Founder Fireside will feature Omar Jordan, the founder and CEO of LenderClose, a company focused on providing community financial institutions state-of-the-art compliant services. 
When: 6-8 p.m.
Where: West Des Moines Business …

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Marsh & McLennan revenue up 7 percent in second quarter

Global professional services firm Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. reported consolidated revenue in the second quarter of $3.7 billion, a 7 percent increase compared with the year-ago quarter. Net income attributable to the company was …

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Adams to lead NAMI Greater Des Moines board

Ashley Adams, director of Optimae Rehabilitation Services, has been selected as board president of National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Greater Des Moines. She will serve a two-year term leading the Central Iowa organization’s 15-member …

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Mercy Behavioral Health Hospital gets green light to build in Clive

Rendering by Johnson Johnson Crabtree Architects, Nashville

Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines will be adding 100 mental health beds in Iowa. 

The Iowa Health Facilities Council today unanimously approved Mercy’s request to construct a 100-bed inpatient …

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NOTEBOOK: A look back at the first of 15 years at the Business Record

Numerous journalists have been quoted as saying that “journalism is the first rough draft of history.” Having reached the 15-year mark this month at the Business Record, I had a little fun glancing in the …

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Aug. 23: The 2018 Hashie Awards

Host: Social Media Club Des Moines 
About: Join Social Media Club Des Moines to recognize Iowa businesses, organizations and agencies who have demonstrated excellence in social media marketing at the fifth annual Hashie Awards.
When: …

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Demolition begins on Waterloo dog track

Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier: Demolition contractors on Wednesday began tearing down the dilapidated Waterloo Greyhound Park dog track, which had turned into a community eyesore as its future languished in the courts. Deer Creek Development, which purchased …

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EMC anticipates net loss in second quarter

EMC Insurance Group Inc. today announced that second-quarter 2018 results were negatively affected by a higher than anticipated level of non-catastrophe losses in the property and casualty insurance segment. As a result, the Des Moines-based …