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Nov. 16: Opening Doors 2016

Host: Institute for Community Alliances About: An annual celebration that acknowledges the difficult journey from homelessness to hope, with a banquet and awards ceremony featuring winners, in several categories, who are on their journey from…
By BPC Staff | Nov 4, 2016
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Nov. 16: Everything You Wanted to Know About Salesforce for Nonprofits

Host: dsmHack About: Join the co-leaders of the Des Moines Nonprofit Salesforce User Group, Jacki Askelson of TandemCRM and Joseph Piearson of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, for a look at how Salesforce and…
By BPC Staff | Nov 4, 2016
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Farmers Insurance rolls out comprehensive food truck coverage

Farmers Insurance this month launched an innovative all-in-one food truck insurance policy in Iowa, marking the company’s first foray into the growing food truck insurance marketplace. Through its new offering, Farmers has begun to offer…
By BPC Staff | Nov 4, 2016
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Sculpture memorializes founding of National Bar Association

The groundbreaking for the installation of  “A Monumental Journey” was Thursday in Hansen Triangle Park in downtown Des Moines. The Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation project is a memorial to the legacy of African-American…
By BPC Staff | Nov 4, 2016
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DNR interns save Iowa businesses $1.6 million

Waste reduction projects developed by 16 Iowa Department of Natural Resources interns saved Iowa companies $1.6 million dollars in the past year.   Interns recommend and implement projects that will help Iowa businesses improve how…
By BPC Staff | Nov 4, 2016
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Sorry, wrong number

Iowa Workforce Development distributed a wrong telephone number when it announced earlier this week that it would have unique toll-free and local phone numbers as of Nov. 1 for its Workers’ Compensation Division. The correct …
By BPC Staff | Nov 4, 2016
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CenturyLink to sell data centers

CenturyLink, Inc. plans to sell its data centers and co-location business to funds advised by BC Partners. The consortium includes Medina Capital Advisors and Longview Asset Management. CenturyLink will receive $2.15 billion in cash, subject …
By BPC Staff | Nov 4, 2016
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EMC reports lower third-quarter earnings

EMC Insurance Group Inc. today reported net income of $4.1 million, or 20 cents per share, for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, compared with net income of $11.2 million, or 54 cents per share for …
By BPC Staff | Nov 4, 2016
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FBL Financial operating earnings up 6 percent

FBL Financial Group Inc. reported third-quarter net income of $30 million, or $1.20 per share, compared with $26.7 million, or $1.06 per share, for the third quarter of 2015. Operating income, which excludes the impact of …
By BPC Staff | Nov 4, 2016
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YMCA branches to make child care available on Election Day

The YMCA of Greater Des Moines will provide child care services at all nine of its branches on Election Day, Nov. 8, to make it easier for parents to vote. The program, called Zoe’s Kids Day Out, …
By BPC Staff | Nov 4, 2016