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Des Moines ready to break ground for rail-truck transload facility

Construction is expected to begin next month on a long-awaited rail-truck transloading facility in Des Moines that will provide shippers with new options for shipping raw materials and other goods in and out of Central …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Jul 20, 2018
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City had investigated allegations about transload facility operator

Des Moines officials say that construction of a rail-truck transloading facility for Des Moines was delayed by an investigation, which began more than two years ago and that has since been completed. 

The investigation followed …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Jul 20, 2018
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Storms smack Vermeer, Marshalltown and Bondurant

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By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Jul 20, 2018
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Aug. 14-17: Zenith Chamber Music Festival

Host: Zenith Chamber Music Festival and Drake University
About: The Zenith Chamber Music Festival is a family-friendly, annual summer concert series that brings world-class musicians to Central Iowa. For the last three years, the music …
By BPC Staff | Jul 19, 2018
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Kirkwood to offer free business training program

Corridor Business Journal: Kirkwood Community College will offer a Business Professional Certificate with a free 16-week training intended to help students build technical and interpersonal skills for business careers. The program was designed in partnership with …
By BPC Staff | Jul 19, 2018
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FTC, AGs launch education campaign against veterans charity fraud

State attorneys general and the Federal Trade Commission have launched Operation Donate with Honor, a nationwide law enforcement and education initiative to stop veterans-related charity fraud, including a new 90-second informational video. The group also announced …
By BPC Staff | Jul 19, 2018
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Pate leads national group

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate was named president-elect of the National Association of Secretaries of State on Monday. He will take the office in 2019. Pate’s office also won the Election Center’s 2018 Professional …
By BPC Staff | Jul 19, 2018
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Iowa Job Honor Awards nominations open

The Iowa Job Honor Awards program will accept nominations of employees and employers through July 31. The $500 awards are for Iowans who overcome obstacles to employment and employers who hire those workers. The awards will be …
By BPC Staff | Jul 19, 2018
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Robots a mixed bag, says speaker at national chamber event

Mac Holladay of Atlanta-based Market Street Services, in town for the national convention of theAssociation of Chamber of Commerce Executives, talked to the Business Record about the pros and cons of automation — one of …
By PERRY BEEMAN | Jul 19, 2018
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Veridian starts work on Waukee branch

Veridian Credit Union has started construction of a new branch that is scheduled to open in spring 2019 at 655 E. Hickman Road. The new branch will employ nine people in nearly 4,000 square feet …
By BPC Staff | Jul 19, 2018