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Iowan Clovis withdraws nomination for federal post amid Russia probe

Sioux City Journal: Sam Clovis, a northwest Iowan who has been questioned in connection with special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into alleged meddling by Russia in the 2016 presidential campaign, today withdrew his nomination to a …

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DowDuPont shutters Nevada cellulosic ethanol plant, looks for a buyer

Des Moines Register: DowDuPont plans to find a buyer for its ethanol plant in Nevada, Iowa, a 30 million-gallon, $225 million operation that uses corncobs, husks and stalks to produce the biofuel. DowDuPont has shuttered operations …

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Iowa 80 Truckstop launches $10M expansion

Quad-City Times: The Iowa 80 Truckstop, hailed as the world’s largest truckstop, is getting even bigger. Construction is underway on a $10 million expansion and remodeling project at the Walcott truckstop, owned by the Iowa 80 …

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Dec. 8: Leading Courageous Change Competency Development Workshop

Host: Central Iowa Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management
About: Get inspired and equipped to lead your organization in implementing changes in 2018. Today’s leader needs to be courageous when it comes to …

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Nov. 10: Des Moines Ad Day Conference

Host: American Advertising Federation of Des Moines
About: The AAF of Des Moines presents its first Des Moines Ad Day. The day will be filled with networking, keynotes and breakout sessions to give a firsthand …

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IPERS’ pension accounts compromised; FBI asked to investigate

Des Moines Register: Iowa’s largest public employees’ pension fund confirmed Wednesday that hundreds of thousands of dollars in pension payments have been stolen from retirees’ accounts and that state and federal law enforcement agencies have been …

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Iowa Leading Indicators Index up in September

The Iowa Leading Indicators Index increased 0.5 percentage points to 107.8 in September from 107.2. During the six-month span through September, the index increased 0.9 percent, an annualized rate of 1.8 percent, the Iowa Department …

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CIRAS’ Cox to step down as associate dean

Ron Cox, director of Iowa State University’s Center for Industrial Research and Service, will step down from his additional role as associate dean in the College of Engineering Dec. 31. Cox will continue to direct …

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HomeDitty moves to Social Club

Home-concert startup HomeDitty will establish a headquarters at Des Moines Social Club. HomeDitty provides a crowdfunding platform for people who want to stage invitation-only home concerts. Founder and CEO Katie Byers developed a system that allows hosts — …

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Cognizant’s revenue up 9 percent

Cognizant, a New Jersey-based Fortune 500 company that’s been rapidly building its Des Moines presence, reported net income of $495 million, or 84 cents per share, compared with $444 million, or 73 cents, for the …