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March 21: YP Day at the Capitol

Host:Young Professionals of Iowa
About: YP Iowa’s Day on the Hill is a unique experience for young professionals from across the state to learn how to engage in Iowa’s legislative process and with state and …
By BPC Staff | Mar 15, 2018
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IHeartMedia files for bankruptcy, reaches restructuring agreement in principle

Wall Street Journal: IHeartMedia Inc., the company behind the biggest U.S. radio broadcaster, filed for bankruptcy protection after reaching an agreement in principle with investors over a balance-sheet restructuring, a decade after a private-equity-led buyout left …
By BPC Staff | Mar 15, 2018
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Des Moines, Ames craft trainees in national competition

Two craft trainees from Des Moines and one from Ames will be among eight Iowans competing in a field of 200 at the National Craft Championships in Long Beach, Calif., March 18-20. The event hosted …
By BPC Staff | Mar 15, 2018
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Feed Energy offers ‘Excellence in Ag’ scholarships

For a seventh year, Pleasant Hill-based agribusiness company Feed Energy Co. is offering two $2,500 “Excellence in Ag” scholarships to students studying agriculture at a college or university in nine Midwestern states. Recipients will include …
By BPC Staff | Mar 15, 2018
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Steel tariffs already raising prices, Ankeny company says

A week after President Donald Trump announced a new tariff on imported steel and aluminum, one Iowa business says prices are already rising, reports WHO-TV. Kinzler Construction of Ankeny says suppliers started raising prices last week …
By BPC Staff | Mar 15, 2018
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2017 property tax rollback

Property tax bills that are based on 2017 assessments will be due this Sept. 30  and again on March 31, 2019. The bills are based on a percentage of property assessments. Here are the percentages, …
By BPC Staff | Mar 15, 2018
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Polk housing projects will receive $2.2M in federal tax credits

Three housing projects in Polk County and one in Jasper County will receive a total of nearly $3 million in federal tax credits for each of the next 10 years. The Iowa Finance Authority board …
By BPC Staff | Mar 15, 2018
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Survey: Here’s how Americans plan on using their tax refunds

According to the latest Principal Well-Being Index survey, 46 percent of Americans who receive a tax refund this year plan to save or invest the money. The return on investment may be bigger than most people …
By BPC Staff | Mar 14, 2018
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Agricultural Research Service chief to speak at Iowa Youth Institute

The Iowa Youth Institute will feature a keynote address by the administrator of the U.S. Agricultural Research Service, Chavonda Jacobs-Young. The event will be April 30 at Iowa State University. ARS is part of the …
By BPC Staff | Mar 14, 2018
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West Bancorporation named a top public bank for fifth year in a row

For the fifth consecutive year, West Bancorporation Inc. has been named among the country’s top performing publicly traded banking operations with assets between $500 million and $10 billion. The West Des Moines-based parent of West …
By BPC Staff | Mar 14, 2018