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Survey details Iowa companies’ training priorities

Onboarding of new employees will be a hot training topic for 2017, but flat training budgets planned by a majority of Iowa companies could lead to businesses falling behind in training, according to an annual…
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East Village to turn metered parking into parks, temporarily

The East Village will turn metered parking into temporary public parks on Sept. 16 as part of a global event. San Francisco art and design studio, Rebar, created PARK(ing) Day in 2005 to encourage people …

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Branstad, other governors call for better E15 regulation

Gov. Terry Branstad joined six other Midwestern governors to send a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency asking for changes in a regulation they say is limiting the sales of E15 fuel. “EPA has …

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REG sells one-month record 50 million gallons of biodiesel

Renewable Energy Group set a new production record in August. REG sold approximately 50.9 million gallons of biodiesel and renewable hydrocarbon during the month. The figure does not include sales from Petrotec, the German biodiesel …

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VIDEO: August General Fund revenue up

August 2016 net Iowa General Fund revenue was $16.1 million, 2.2 percent above the August 2015 revenue level, said Jeff Robinson, a senior fiscal analyst for the Legislative Services Agency, in his monthly video memo.…
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Lawsuit seeks to shine spotlight on Iowa’s ‘shadow insurance’

An Indiana university professor and insurance expert has filed a lawsuit against Iowa Insurance Commissioner Nick Gerhart and the Iowa Insurance Division, seeking access to financial records of Iowa insurance companies that are using “shadow…
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5 small companies to be honored at DMACC fundraiser

Des Moines Area Community College is selling tickets to its fourth annual fundraising dinner honoring several successful Central Iowa small businesses on Sept. 20 at the FAA Enrichment Center on the Ankeny Campus. The businesses…
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City approves incentive for downtown Cognizant expansion

The Des Moines City Council on Monday approved discounted parking rates for Cognizant Technology Solutions, as part of an incentive package for its expansion downtown. The agreement approved by the City Council provides a 20…
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Transportation expert Klein to speak on governments as startups

Author Gabe Klein will appear in Des Moines Oct. 5 to discuss how cities can borrow techniques from startups to make changes to transportation offerings more quickly. Klein, a former Zipcar executive and past transportation …

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Cedar Rapids looks to turn industrial area lake into rec area

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Cedar Rapids officials are launching a study of Cedar Lake north of downtown to check for environmental problems before the city decides whether to turn the waterway in an industrial area into a …