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October airport traffic up 3.4 percent

Des Moines International Airport’s October passenger traffic rose 3.4 percent over the same month last year. Year-to-date, passenger traffic is up 3.7 percent. Frontier Airlines has seen the largest percentage gain this year, up 86.2 …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: ‘Roaring’ economy still failing part-time workers

Despite a national unemployment rate that’s at a 17-year low and 100 straight months of job growth, millions of Americans who want full-time work are still stuck in part-time work, as this story from the Chicago …

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Aegon earnings rise on stronger revenues

Corridor Business Journal: Insurer Aegon, the Netherlands-based parent company of Transamerica in Cedar Rapids, reported earnings up 30 percent in the third quarter, thanks to favorable claims, higher revenues and lower expenses in the U.S.…

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Deere honored by Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers

John Deere has earned distinction as Company of the Year from the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers. The award, presented at the SHPE National Conference, recognizes outstanding support for SHPE and its programs, including Deere & …

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Holmes Murphy, Bearence named Best Places to Work in Insurance

Holmes Murphy & Associates has again been recognized by Business Insurance magazine as one of the Best Places to Work in Insurance. The West Des Moines-based insurance and benefits broker was ranked eighth among 16 …

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ISU VP Gregory resigns

Kate Gregory, Iowa State University’s senior vice president for university services, will leave the university Nov. 22. Gregory, a retired U.S. Navy rear admiral, joined the university in July 2016 in a restructuring that followed …

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Realtors cheer sales prices, caution that tax reform efforts could dampen home values

House sales dropped slightly in October, while the median sales price spiked 8.6 percent to $200,000, the Des Moines Area Association of Realtors said. October sales fell to 1,192 from 1,257 in September, but were …

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Federal Home Loan Bank awards foundation $5 million for Native American community development

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines and the Northwest Area Foundation on Friday announced a collaboration to fund Native American-led community development initiatives across the United States. 

To launch the initiative, FHLB Des …

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Guest Opinion: When women speak, believe them

By Terry Hernandez | Executive director, Chrysalis Foundation

When a woman speaks, we should believe her. When people show you who they are, we should believe them.

So, it doesn’t seem logical that over the past many …

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Gender parity has ‘halted,’ research says

For the first time since the World Economic Forum’s records began in 2006, the global gender gap is widening again, according to new research.

The World Economic Forum, best known for its annual gathering in …