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Airport passenger count up 2.1 percent in October, 5.4 percent for year

The number of passengers getting on and off planes at Des Moines International Airport was up 2.1 percent in October compared with the same month last year. Year to date, traffic is up 5.4 percent …

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SBA backed fewer loans for Central Iowa business in October

The U.S. Small Business Association backed nine loans totaling $3 million in October, the fewest loans since February. The Central Iowa loans included firms in Polk, Boone, Dallas, Madison, Warren, Marion, Jasper and Marshall counties. …

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House sales down in October, but remain above year-ago numbers

Greater Des Moines home sales, pending sales and sales prices dropped in October from September, but remained above year-ago levels, according to a report from the Greater Des Moines Association of Realtors. Sales dropped to …

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New Wells Fargo CEO helps open downtown museum

New Wells Fargo & Co. CEO Tim Sloan was in Des Moines today to help open a new 5,500-square-foot history museum in the Wells Fargo Bank lobby at 666 Walnut St. The museum showcases the …

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State ramps up consumer protection for veterans, service members

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller today announced a series of special consumer protection efforts designed to assist Iowans who are active-duty service members or veterans. Miller said service members and veterans are often targeted by …

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Nov. 18: Lunch and Learn – 7 Traits of an Effective Remote Worker

Host: Gravitate About: WordPress, GitHub, Buffer, Todoist, and Invision. Some of the fastest growing companies today are built by distributed teams working across time zones, chat apps, and video calls. Danny Schreiber, a three-year team member of…
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Branstad’s mental-hospital closures upheld by Supreme Court

Des Moines Register: Gov. Terry Branstad had the authority to close two state mental hospitals, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled today. The state workers’ union and several Democratic lawmakers sued the governor, saying he had overstepped …

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NOTEBOOK: Trombino: ‘It was just time to move on’

Iowa Department of Transportation Director Paul Trombino said in an interview this afternoon that he wasn’t pushed out of his job.

He wasn’t in a snit over budget cuts. He wasn’t pressured by Gov. Terry …

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Nov. 15: Entrepreneurship — Two Entrepreneur’s Stories

Host: Institute of Management Accountants Des Moines Chapter About: In the third part of a series of tours and sessions dealing with entrepreneurship, Sarah Grant from Sticks and Loren Van Wyk from LDJ Manufacturing Inc. will…
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Workiva revenue up, stock price down

Workiva Inc. saw revenues rise 23.3 percent in the third quarter, while the company posted an operating loss of $12.7 million, down from $14.3 million in the same period last year. Revenue was $44.7 million, …