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A Closer Look: Ben Handfelt

Ben Handfelt’s decision to move to Greater Des Moines is the kind of story his new employer, the Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau (also known as Catch Des Moines) strives to find. 

We’ll …
By PERRY BEEMAN | May 1, 2018
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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the May 4 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the May 4 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 BPC Staff | May 1, 2018
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Senate GOP sends governor bill to cap utilities’ energy efficiency programs

Radio Iowa: Republicans in the Iowa Senate have ratified a plan that will limit energy efficiency programs run by Iowa utilities, reducing annual charges on gas and electric bills in Iowa by an estimated $100 million. …
By BPC Staff | May 1, 2018
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32 Teachers graduate from NewBoCo’s inaugural computer science training

Thirty-two teachers have graduated from NewBoCo’s Computer Science Professional Learning Program, a multiweek computer science course offered in partnership with Code.org, Cedar Ra pids’ NewBoCo announced. During the 2017-2018 course, teachers taught 1,774 students computer science …
By BPC Staff | May 1, 2018
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Corn planting still behind

U.S. farmers have planted nearly a fifth of the U.S. corn crop, but are still behind the five-year average, Successful Farming reported. Last year, 32 percent of the corn was in by April 29. This year, the …
By BPC Staff | May 1, 2018
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Former Drake president Wilbur Miller dies

Des Moines native Wilbur Miller, who led Drake University during a significant period of development from the early 1970s to mid-1980s, died Sunday at the age of 94. 

Miller, a proud Drake alumnus and visionary …
By BPC Staff | May 1, 2018
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Economic indexes: Midwest conditions up, Iowa indicators down

Creighton University reports that strength in manufacturing has sent the Mid-America Business Conditions Index to its highest level in a dozen years. 

The index hit 64.5 in April, up from 62.1 in March and 59.7 …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | May 1, 2018
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One Good Read: Amazon 2nd HQ: Some expect another round of finalists


For a few seconds, Iowa dreamed it might get interest from another high-tech name when Amazon said it was looking for a second headquarters last year. (The news came after Apple announced its data centers…
By SUZANNE BEHNKE | Apr 30, 2018
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American Enterprise Group earns straight A- ratings from A.M. Best

American Enterprise Group Inc. announced that A.M. Best Co. Inc. has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (excellent) of five of the Des Moines-based company’s insurance subsidiaries, and has upgraded its FSR rating for …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Apr 30, 2018
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Iowa Walking College announces 2018 class

Healthiest State Initiative and the Iowa Department of Public Health announced that 12 Iowans have been accepted into the 2018 Iowa Walking College. The 2018 class of the Iowa Walking College represents 11 communities, expanding …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Apr 30, 2018
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