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Holmes Murphy named to 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.

Climbing two spots from last year, the West Des Moines-based brokerage was ranked eighth …

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Iowa farmland values tumble for third year in a row

Des Moines Register: Iowa’s average farmland value declined for the third year in a row, down 5.9 percent to $7,183 an acre over the past year. It’s the first time since the 1980s farm crisis that …

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Middle-market business conditions improve strongly

Business conditions for the U.S. middle market improved strongly from a year ago, according to the latest Middle Market Business Index compiled by RSM US LLP. The fourth-quarter index rose to 120.1, up from a calendar-year low of …

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Des Moines air traffic up 2.9 percent in November

Des Moines International Airport continues to enjoy a strong business year, with passenger traffic rising 2.9 percent in November. The count of passengers getting on and off planes in Des Moines is up 5.2 percent …

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Powers named Greenlee School director at ISU

Angela Powers

Angela Powers has been named director of the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication at Iowa State University, effective July 1, 2017. Powers, the first woman to hold the post, led the A.Q. Miller School …

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It takes a village: Interns to live at ex-AIB campus

The University of Iowa folks who run the Iowa Center for Higher Education — the Board of Regents universities’ operation that took over the former AIB College of Business campus — plan to turn a…
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Dec. 20: DIG – Wellmark YMCA

Host: Des Moines Downtown Chamber of Commerce About: The Downtown DIG program is an event offering insight into Downtown Des Moines development projects. The goal is to inform the downtown community about area projects at their…
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Number of uninsured Iowans falls 46 percent

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The number of uninsured Iowans has dropped by 46 percent since 2010, the year the Affordable Care Act was launched, according to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services data released today. That …

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Mercy Iowa City seeks to join UnityPoint Health

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Mercy Iowa City announced Monday it will explore becoming part of the UnityPoint Health network, a move that allows the small Catholic hospital to operate more efficiently and gain access to larger insurance…
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United Way hires Stone as advocacy director

United Way of Central Iowa announced it has hired Dave Stone, former associate director of Bravo Greater Des Moines, as its advocacy officer. Stone will work to advance the collective legislative goals of the organization …