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Dec. 6: How to win through authentic storytelling in digital marketing

Host: AMA Iowa
About: Author and global storytelling coach Christoph Trappe will share how organizations can tell unique and authentic stories.
When: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Where: West Des Moines – Hilton Garden Inn…

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Order clears the way for Ponca Tribe to build casino in Carter Lake

Omaha World-Herald: The Ponca Tribe of Nebraska wants to move quickly to open a casino in Carter Lake, Iowa, even as opponents scramble for a way to block it. Larry Wright Jr., chairman of the Ponca …

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Iowa Association of School Boards releases legislative agenda

The Iowa Association of School Boards expressed strong support for a legislative extension of the statewide penny sales tax for school infrastructure during its annual delegate assembly in Des Moines. More than 200 IASB delegates …

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Iowa’s unemployment rate drops to 3 percent

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 3.0 percent for October, compared with 3.6 percent a year ago. The national rate fell to 4.1 percent in October. “Iowa’s unemployment rate dropped to its lowest level …

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Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines passes its stress test

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines exceeded regulatory requirements during a test of its ability to withstand a severe downturn in the economy, according to a release. The stress tests are part of …

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Deere seeks $7 million in incentives for Urbandale project

Deere & Co. seeks $2.8 million in state development incentives and $4 million in local property tax rebates to build a $23 million home for its Intelligent Solutions Group in Urbandale. Deere currently leases space …

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FCC rules will enable phone companies to block robocalls

The Federal Communications Commission approved new rules Thursday to protect consumers from unwanted robocalls, allowing phone companies to proactively block calls that are likely to be fraudulent because they come from certain types of phone numbers. Iowa …

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Long haul to revitalize many Des Moines neighborhoods

Nearly three decades into efforts to revitalize its neighborhoods, the news Nov. 15 for the city of Des Moines wasn’t good.

Des Moines home values are at about 68 percent of where they should be, …

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Pleasant Hill takes steps toward affordable homes and apartments

The Pleasant Hill City Council took two actions Nov. 14 that will lead to the development of affordable houses and apartments.

A joint project of Knapp Properties Inc. and Destiny Homes will result in 151 …

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Iowa farm groups sue California after it lists Roundup ingredient as cancer-causing

Des Moines Register: Monsanto Co. and nearly a dozen state and national farm groups are suing California over the state’s decision to list the popular ag chemical glyphosate as a carcinogen. “The impact on farmers …