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Iowa Legal Aid names new executive director

Iowa Legal Aid will kick off the new year with a new leader. Nick Smithberg will succeed Dennis Groenenboom as executive director of on Jan. 4, announced Mark Zaiger, president of the Iowa Legal Aid …

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Successful Farming examines big ag mergers in ’17

This year brought an unusually powerful set of mergers in the agricultural arena, Successful Farming reports. “The Big Six in the agricultural seed, chemical and traits area — BASF, Monsanto, Bayer, Dow, Syngenta and DuPont — are …

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Voya to exit annuities and Athene to expand, in deal that creates new variable annuity company

Two financial services companies with operations in Des Moines announced a deal today in which one will exit the annuity business while the other will significantly expand in the fixed annuity market. The deal also …

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EFR launches integrated substance abuse/mental health program

Employee & Family Resources recently launched a new program to meet the rising demand in Central Iowa for integrated substance abuse and mental health counseling. The addition of outpatient substance abuse services to EFR’s existing outpatient …

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Podcast provides workplace sexual harassment awareness tips

In response to the recent flurry of public sexual harassment allegations and the #MeToo movement, MRA – The Management Association has produced a free podcast to provide organizations with practical solutions for preventing and addressing workplace sexual …

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Boehringer Ingelheim reaches $13.5 million settlement with states

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. will pay $13.5 million to all 50 states, including $178,000 to Iowa, to resolve allegations the drugmaker engaged in off-label marketing and deceptive and misleading representations in its promotion of four …

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NOTEBOOK:Without warning, CRE provider shutters operations

When the lights went out last week at Kansas City, Mo.-based commercial real estate listing and research company Xceligent Inc., the darkness spread to Greater Des Moines, where the company was the first to provide …

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1000 Friends of Iowa unveils development awards

Three projects in Greater Des Moines and eight more from across the state will receive Best Development awards for 2017 from 1000 Friends of Iowa. The recipients were chosen because they “implement the efficient use …

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Architects billing index on the rise

Design services at architecture firms remains in high demand, a good sign for the construction industry, with the American Institute of Architects monthly index of billings activity registering 55 in November, up from a score …

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Convention center hotel 100 days from grand opening

The Hilton Des Moines Downtown is a formal step closer to its March opening, with the Hilton management team moving into its offices today and Thursday at the $100 million hotel at 435 Park St. …