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Polk County commercial properties granted $18.6M in credits against tax assessments

The owners of commercial, industrial and railroad properties in Polk County received $18.6 million in credits against their properties this year, the Polk County assessor’s office said. The credits were part of legislation enacted in …

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State to resume oversight for some Medicaid members

State administrators will resume direct oversight of Medicaid benefits for a portion of the 215,000 Iowans who are being dropped this week by a private management company, The Des Moines Register reported. The Iowa Department of …

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Cybersecurity tool aims to help Iowa small businesses

A new tool aims to help small businesses evaluate their cybersecurity risk. IowaCyber.com allows small businesses to take one of three online and free assessments. After taking the test, an individual gets a report and …

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Fiduciary rule delay now final

The Department of Labor released a final rule Monday that would delay implementation of the enforcement mechanisms of its fiduciary duty regulation until the middle of 2019, Investment News reported. The rule would postpone from Jan. …

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Rate increases drive Iowa small groups to seek creative solutions

On average, small employer groups in Iowa will see their health care premiums rise 15 to 20 percent in 2018, according to an expert with Holmes Murphy & Associates. And the rising costs are driving …

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the December 8 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the December 8 issue of the Business Record and the page number of the article in which they are mentioned. Members can read all of this week’s stories …

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Concern rises over dwindling number of veterinarians


Farmers and public health officials are growing increasingly concerned with a shortage of food animal veterinarians in Iowa and across the country, reported Radio Iowa. The number of farm animal vets is shrinking at a …

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Global Atlantic among investors in Hartford’s annuity unit


The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. said it will sell an annuities operation that it has been winding down since 2012 to a group of investors, the Wall Street Journal reported. The Connecticut-based insurer created the unit, Talcott …

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Pilot project addresses food insecurity for Harding Middle School families

An organization focused on expanding educational opportunities for low-income Des Moines students has partnered in a project to address another basic need — hunger. The Des Moines I Have a Dream Foundation has joined with …

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Art bus unveiling postponed to Dec. 11

The unveiling of the latest art bus has been postponed until 11 a.m. Dec. 11 because of the death of longtime Drake University icon Paul Morrison. The event, which had been scheduled for Wednesday, is …