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Clive Community Foundation to accept grant requests starting Aug. 1

The Clive Community Foundation will begin accepting grant requests from qualifying organizations on Aug. 1 with a review process that will run through Oct. 1, according to a release. The foundation provides grants to nonprofit …

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Wright County takes next step in landing Prestage pork plant

Mason City Globe Gazette: The Wright County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a zoning change from agricultural to industrial Monday that would allow Prestage Foods of Iowa to build a pork processing plant near Eagle Grove. …

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DuPont pre-merger earnings top estimates

DuPont Co. posted second-quarter earnings that surpassed analysts’ expectations after cost-cutting to prepare for a planned merger with Dow Chemical Co., Bloomberg reported.

DuPont posted adjusted earnings of $1.24 a share, topping the average estimate by …

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Rockwell Collins sales up 3 percent for quarter

Rockwell Collins Inc. on Monday reported third quarter fiscal year earnings per share from continuing operations increased 23 percent to $1.63 compared to $1.33 in the prior year. Total sales in the third quarter of …

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Meta Financial reports increase in profits

South Dakota-based Meta Financial Group Inc. reported profits of $8.9 million on total revenues of $43.7 million for the quarter that ended June 20. Revenues increased from $30 million in the same quarter last year …

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Mercy Clinics to open internal medicine clinic at central campus

Mercy Clinics announced that it will open a new internal medicine clinic Aug. 1. on Mercy Medical Center – Des Moines’ Central Campus, 411 Laurel St., Suite A120. Dr. Michael Blaess and Dr. Carol Horner, …

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State to test new emergency communication system for schools

A new communication system that will be tested at three Central Iowa schools will provide first responders with critical information in the event of emergencies, state officials said today. Gov. Terry Branstad and Iowa Public …

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5,000 acres of land opened for development by new Microsoft data center

Project Osmium is a Microsoft cloud – or perhaps more technically a cloud-computing data center – that is sure to be a rainmaker for the city of West Des Moines. The project will open 5,000 acres…
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Drake hires neighborhood and community relations manager

Nick Valdez

Drake University has hired an experienced community planner who will work to strengthen the economic development and vitality of the Drake Neighborhood. Nick Valdez, a Drake alumnus, was named to the newly created …

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Drake hires neighborhood and community relations manager

Nick Valdez

Drake University has hired an experienced community planner who will work to strengthen the economic development and vitality of the Drake Neighborhood. Nick Valdez, a Drake alumnus, was named to the newly created …