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SPEAK UP: How a group of CEOs plans to solve gender inequality

Frustrated by the incremental gains, a group of female business leaders got together in June 2015 to see if they could find a way to speed up women’s progress to the C-suite. The result of …

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On The Move: 12-19-16

  Sara Bonney Promoted to vice president of marketing and communications for the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines.  Des Moines   Anna Nalean Promoted to director of nonprofit relations for the Community Foundation of…
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IEDA backs projects in Grimes, Newton, Pella

The Iowa Economic Development Authority today backed $28 million in capital projects with various incentives including tax benefits. Daimler Trucks North America plans a new parts distribution center in Grimes with 43 new jobs; Graphic …

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Iowans for Tax Relief names Ingstad president

Iowans for Tax Relief has named Chris Ingstad as its president. Ingstad, who joined the nonprofit taxpayer advocacy group in 2012, has been vice president and policy director since 2015. He previously was vice president …

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Iowa’s unemployment rate fell to 3.8 percent in November

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 3.8 percent in November, slightly higher than the 3.5 percent of a year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 4.6 percent in November. “The unemployment rate in …

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Lauber appointed Polk County District Court judge

Gov. Terry Branstad has appointed Heather Lauber as judge to the 5C Judicial District, which serves Polk County. Lauber was appointed to fill the vacancy created by the appointment of Rebecca Ebinger as district judge …

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Byers re-elected to World Chambers Federation council

Greater Des Moines Partnership CEO Jay Byers has been re-elected to the General Council for the World Chambers Federation, a global network of 12,000 chambers of commerce. The group helps link chambers and make them…
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Indianapolis developer plans 500 apartments in two D.M. projects mixing market-rate, affordable units

TWG Development LLC, the Indianapolis company that is converting the former Register and Tribune Building into commercial space and 160 apartments, plans to bring nearly 500 additional multifamily units to the Des Moines market in…
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Iowa pipeline battle moves back to the courtroom

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Competing attorneys gave a district judge reasons Thursday why he should allow a controversial oil pipeline already buried underground in Iowa to remain intact, or invalidate the state authority used to take farm…
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Principal Global Investors names Halter as COO

 

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Principal Financial Group has named Pat Halter chief operating officer for Principal Global Investors; he is currently CEO and senior executive director of Principal Real Estate Investors. Jim McCaughan remains CEO of …