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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 …
By BPC Staff | Dec 21, 2017
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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 …
By BPC Staff | Dec 21, 2017
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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 …
By BPC Staff | Dec 21, 2017
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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 …
By KENT DARR | Dec 21, 2017
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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 …
By BPC Staff | Dec 20, 2017
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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 …
By BPC Staff | Dec 20, 2017
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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. …
By BPC Staff | Dec 20, 2017
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Nonprofit developer starts a second project in Drake area

Neighborhood Development Corp. is doing what it does best — which sounds boring until you consider that the nonprofit attempts to expand the borders of neighborhoods often ignored by the private sector.

In this case, …
By KENT DARR | Dec 20, 2017
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General Mills 2nd-quarter profits dip despite sales gain

Corridor Business Journal: General Mills today reported second-quarter earnings of 74 cents per share, a decline of 8 percent, despite signs of reviving sales. Net sales were up 2 percent to $4.2 billion. North America retail …
By BPC Staff | Dec 20, 2017
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UnitedHealthcare gives ‘exergaming’ kits to Boys & Girls Club members

As part of a national initiative to encourage more physical activity through “exergaming,” health insurance company UnitedHealthcare today distributed free Nerf Energy Game Kits to 200 members of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central …
By BPC Staff | Dec 20, 2017