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MT Des Moines Marathon launches ‘Monument Mile’ fundraiser

A one-mile race will kick off the IMT Des Moines Marathon celebrations this fall, while raising donations for the state of Iowa Monument Conservation Fund, organizers announced today. The inaugural IMT Des Moines Monument Mile …

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U.S. House ag committee passes farm bill

The U.S. House of Representatives Agriculture Committee approved a five-year farm bill on party lines Wednesday, Successful Farming reported. The bill largely tweaks supports already in place, looking to add stability in a market that has …

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Insurance commissioner allows extension of transitional health plans

Iowa Insurance Commissioner Doug Ommen today issued a bulletin to all health insurers that issue policies in the state to notify them that Iowa will allow the extension of transitional health insurance policies for individuals and small …

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Despite misgivings, SEC releases proposed rule for investment advisers

The Securities and Exchange Commission voted Wednesday to release a three-pronged proposed rule for public comment that would change the standard of care that broker-dealers owe retail investors, require new client disclosures for all investment …

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W.D.M. stormwater district still running downhill in the courts

The city of West Des Moines has lost what could be the final round of a legal fight to establish a stormwater fee district in a development area near the city’s western border.

If the …

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A fix for Iowa’s broken individual health market?

Now that the Iowa Legislature and the Trump administration have enacted measures to expand association health plans in Iowa and nationally, state and federal regulators are writing rules to provide new options for many types …

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ONE GOOD READ: Interview on innovation with Poet’s Jeff Broin


This is more like one good listen. I tuned in to Iowa Public Television’s “Market to Market” podcast featuring an interview with Jeff Broin, the CEO of ethanol giant Poet. Poet has several locations in…
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Decker named executive director of Catholic Charities

Bishop Richard Pates has named Barbara Quijano Decker as the new executive director of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Des Moines. Decker, who is currently president of Mercy College of Health Sciences in Des …

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Manus to leave CO-OP Financial Services

Credit union fintech provider CO-OP Financial Services announced that Shazia Manus, chief product and strategy officer, will leave the company this month to join CUNA Mutual Group’s AdvantEdge Analytics, a data and analytics business. Manus …

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Amid Younkers news, malls rolling with retail punches

Elizabeth Holland has spent much of her life rolling with the punches at Merle Hay Mall. Her grandfather was one of the developers of what was originally called Merle Hay Plaza and for better than …