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Salisbury named SBA regional administrator

Thomas Salisbury has been named the regional administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration for Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska (Region VII). He previously worked as the small business liaison for U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt …

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Ankeny neared another record for building permits last year

The city of Ankeny issued building permits with a valuation of $337 million last year, the second-highest amount on record and the fourth consecutive year in which permits have added up to at least $300 …

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Office supplier Storey-Kenworthy plans warehouse expansion

The Des Moines City Council has the preliminary terms of a development agreement under which Storey-Kenworthy Co. would build a 60,000-square-foot, high-cube warehouse on what is now city-owned land in the Central Place Industrial Park …

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MetLife launches U.S. insurtech accelerator

As the Global Insurance Accelerator begins its fourth class this month in Des Moines, New York-based MetLife has announced the launch of its own insurtech accelerator. The company will host the MetLife Digital Accelerator on …

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LCS donates $509K to Alzheimer’s Association

LCS has donated $509,115 to the Alzheimer’s Association. LCS had committed to raising $250,000. Donations by LCS Foundation and more than 130 senior living communities more than doubled that goal. This year, LCS will set …

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Partnership: Work on year-round market will pick up in ’18

A key official with the Greater Des Moines Partnership said planning for a year-round public market and urban farm will pick up this year despite questions over the future of one of the leading sites, …

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Stowe: Gov. Reynolds off-base on water quality solutions

Des Moines Water Works General Manager and CEO Bill Stowe today blasted Gov. Kim Reynolds’ call for long-term support of voluntary efforts to clean Iowa’s waterways, suggesting that approach won’t work. Stowe, who for years …

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Pew: Women in STEM face discrimination

About three-quarters of women who work in computer programming and other computer-related jobs say they’ve experienced discrimination on the job, according to a new report released by the Pew Research Center and reported by Recode.

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Eight startups, four countries, one insurtech accelerator

The Global Insurance Accelerator today announced its largest class yet, with eight startup companies from four countries and in technologies applicable to all lines of insurance businesses. The Des Moines-based accelerator, now in its fourth …

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22 students qualify for initial ISU 4U Promise cohort

The first cohort of Des Moines students who are part of an innovative tuition guarantee program for low-income students are beginning to enroll for the fall 2018 semester at Iowa State University. Denisse San Elias …