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Iowa officials monitoring layoffs at DuPont Pioneer

Des Moines Register: Iowa state officials are monitoring layoffs at DuPont Pioneer in Johnston after the company received millions of taxpayer dollars for its pledge to retain jobs. DuPont acknowledged in December that it had laid …

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Corporate Games signup continues, half full

The Des Moines Corporate Games have filled half the 75 company slots. The games, which are free for competing employees, offer evening and weekend competitions in 26 sports. Participating companies pay the fees. Competitions are …

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Casey’s seeks nearly $6 million in incentives for improvements, expansion in Ankeny

Casey’s General Stores is seeking $5.7 million in state and local incentives for a $34.7 million project that includes renovations and new construction at its Ankeny headquarters, a project that is expected to create 101 …

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Keeler begins work as new Mercy-Des Moines president

Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines begins a new chapter with the arrival of Karl Keeler, who began work this week as president. Keeler, who most recently was president of St. Alphonsus Medical Center in Nampa, Idaho, …

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United Way names community impact officer for income

United Way of Central Iowa has hired Stephanie Chin as community impact officer – income. In this role, Chin will lead the community’s efforts to increase the percentage of Central Iowans who are financially self-sufficient. Chin previously …

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Iowa Rural Mainstreet Index falls

Creighton University’s Rural Mainstreet Index for Iowa dropped to 47.3 this month from 48 in December.

Anything above 50 suggests growth. 

Iowa’s farmland price index for January rose to 42.4 from December’s 39.8. The state’s …

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NOTEBOOK: Apple HQ for Iowa? Nah, it’s too darn cold

Waukee Community and Economic Development Director Dan Dutcher made a quick call Wednesday to a real estate contact at Apple Inc. after reading that the company planned a second U.S. headquarters. He thought he knew …

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IRS warns employers of W-2 phishing scam

The Internal Revenue Service, state tax agencies and the tax industry are urging all employers to educate their payroll personnel about a Form W-2 phishing scam that made victims of hundreds of organizations and thousands …

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Waukee’s Showalter wins STEM Teacher Award

Holly Showalter, medical and bioscience research instructor at Waukee APEX, has won the I.O.W.A. STEM Teacher Award sponsored by Kemin Industries. The award was created in 2014 to recognize innovation. The acronym I.O.W.A. stands for …

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Coalition looks to overhaul hog rules

A coalition of 27 organizations is pushing for a moratorium on new hog confinements and a tighter set of rules on pollution from the hog confinements, the Quad-City Times reported. Independent Sen. David Johnson has introduced 15 …

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