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Oct. 8: Oktoberfest – Rotary Club of West Des Moines

Host: Rotary Club of West Des Moines About: Funds raised will be distributed to better the lives of children and students in the West Des Moines community. Your $30 ticket ($40 at the door) provides you…
By BPC Staff | Aug 30, 2016
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Sept. 21: September Startup Stories

Host: Greater Des Moines Partnership About: Laird Hedlund Nossuli, CEO, and Bernard Nossuli, COO for iEmergent will share their tale of a vision conceived and brought to life by company founder and Laird’s late father…
By BPC Staff | Aug 30, 2016
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Adventureland fined $4,500 in worker’s death

Des Moines Register: Federal regulators have fined Adventureland amusement park for failing to create a safe work environment for a 68-year-old man who died from injuries he sustained while working on the Raging River ride in June. The Occupational Safety …
By BPC Staff | Aug 30, 2016
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Adventureland fined $4,500 in worker’s death

Des Moines Register: Federal regulators have fined Adventureland amusement park for failing to create a safe work environment for a 68-year-old man who died from injuries he sustained while working on the Raging River ride in June. The Occupational Safety …
By BPC Staff | Aug 30, 2016
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Kenyan economist wins Borlaug field research award

Andrew Mude has won the 2016 Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application, endowed by the Rockefeller Foundation, the World Food Prize announced Tuesday. Mude developed insurance for never-before-insured communities whose livelihoods depend on …
By BPC Staff | Aug 30, 2016
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MidAmerican Energy warns of scam targeting small businesses

MidAmerican Energy Co. is warning business owners and the public of a phone scam targeting utility customers in Des Moines and surrounding areas. Last week, approximately 60 customers in the Des Moines area – most …
By BPC Staff | Aug 30, 2016
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NAIC launches life insurance policy locator app

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has developed a new tool to help consumers in finding lost or forgotten life insurance policies. At least $1 billion in benefits from life insurance policies are unclaimed, according …
By BPC Staff | Aug 30, 2016
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Waukee becomes Home Base Iowa community

The city of Waukee will be recognized as the 43rd Home Base Iowa community during a ceremony at 3 p.m. Sept. 15 at Waukee City Hall. Home Base Iowa is a program that assists veterans, …
By BPC Staff | Aug 30, 2016
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Castalia family is winner of statewide conservation award

Dale and Karen Green, owners of Spring Valley Farms near Castalia in northeast Iowa, have received the 2016 Iowa Conservation Farmer of the Year award from the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation and Iowa Department of …
By BPC Staff | Aug 30, 2016
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Waukee becomes Home Base Iowa community

The city of Waukee will be recognized as the 43rd Home Base Iowa community during a ceremony at 3 p.m. Sept. 15 at Waukee City Hall. Home Base Iowa is a program that assists veterans, …
By BPC Staff | Aug 30, 2016