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Fareway beefs up, freshens logo

Fareway grocery stores have long received high marks for their meat and produce departments, and now a new logo drives that message. The 80-year-old Fareway Stores Inc., based in Boone, has developed new graphics for …

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Land O’Lakes Foundation donates $5 million to ISU

The Land O’Lakes Foundation has made a $5 million commitment to Iowa State University aimed at helping ISU attract and retain top faculty and research talent in supply chain management and inspiring innovation. A significant portion of …

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State revamps Targeted Small Business Program

The state has developed a new online application portal and an upgraded online directory for the Targeted Small Business program.

The program is designed to help women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and service-disabled veterans start and…
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Iowa Republicans agree on plans for what they call the largest tax cuts in state history

Des Moines Register: Statehouse Republicans announced an agreement late Friday on what they described as the largest state tax relief and tax policy package in Iowa history. The plan will provide Iowa individuals and small-business owners …

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Federal judge grants class-action status in ACA payments appeal

A federal judge last week granted class-action status to health insurers that failed to receive payments as part of an Affordable Care Act consumer assistance initiative that President Donald Trump ended last October, Best’s Insurance …

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Pi515 awarded $15,000 by AT&T

A local after-school program for refugee students has been awarded a $15,000 grant by AT&T. Pi515 confirmed the grant in a tweet this morning. Pi515 is a nonprofit after-school coding initiative aimed at building STEM skills in refugee and …

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Stuff the Bus book drive being held today


United Way of Central Iowa’s annual Stuff the Bus book drive will be held today at Athene USA’s headquarters in West Des Moines. The communitywide initiative is dedicated to donating books for use by child …

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Lift IOWA: Events to note in May

May 3: Elevate
Host: West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
About: Georgia Van Gundy, executive director of the Iowa Business Council, will share what she believes are the special characteristics that make people excel at …

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Guest Opinion: The impact of women-owned businesses

By Becky Fluegge | Vice president and SBA lending manager, Bankers Trust 

I recently attended an event at Terrace Hill hosted by the National Association of Women Business Owners Iowa Chapter celebrating Women’s History Month. It was awe-inspiring …

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Guest Opinion: Help! I don’t want to put my pants on, let alone run my business!

By Kathleen Riessen | Speaker, facilitator and businessadviser

Have you ever woken up and not wanted to go to work? You hit the alarm clock so many times that you risk being late. You know there’s a lot …