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Iowa rises, Nebraska falls in CNBC business climate ranking

Omaha World Herald: Iowa rose from 10th to ninth while Nebraska slipped from seventh to 11th in a CNBC ranking of states according to their economic climate for business.…

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Held ‘hostage’ no longer: Tyson to give up empty Cherokee plant

Des Moines Register: A running dispute between local officials in Cherokee and Tyson Foods may be resolved after the company offered to walk away from its empty meat processing plant there. In the wake of criticism …

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July 21: 2016 Iowa’s Mosaic Diversity Conference

Host: Friends of Iowa Civil Rights About: Join thought leaders from across Iowa as they discuss how to make Iowa a more inclusive state. When: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Where: Prairie Meadows Conference Center…
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Polk County task force backs $1.50 bump to minimum wage

Des Moines Register: A Polk County task force will recommend raising the local minimum wage to $8.75 per hour Jan. 1, 2017, and instituting a series of annual wage bumps if the state fails to take …

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Sept. 7: 2016 HousingIowa Conference

Host: Iowa Finance Authority About: The conference will feature Elizabeth Smart, Steve Eisman, (as portrayed in the Academy Award-winning “The Big Short”), the 2016 HousingIowa Awards and a wide range of timely housing topics. Attendees…
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Carbon 550 apartments to fill a small footprint near Wellmark YMCA

Submitted by Shiffler Associates Hubbell Realty Co. and Shiffler Associates Architects have designed a long, narrow apartment complex that will fit a skinny lot immediately north of the Wellmark YMCA and fronting Watson Powell Jr.…
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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the July 15 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the July 15 issue of the Business Record and the page number of the article in which they are mentioned. Members can read all of this week’s stories …

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Hard Rock casino expansion approved by state gaming board

Sioux City Journal: The state board that oversees gambling today approved Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City’s planned expansion. The 2-year-old casino plans a $6.5 million, 7,800-square-foot expansion that will add a high-stakes gambling area, …

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Iowa P&C insurers named to Ward Top 50 list

Two Iowa-based insurers have been named to the 2016 Top 50 Property and Casualty Performers by Ward Group. Grinnell Mutual, the largest primary reinsurer of farm mutual companies in North America, and Farm Bureau Property …

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Des Moines students, business leaders get ready for next week’s Tech Camp

More than 70 Des Moines students will attend next week’s Tech Camp staged by nonprofit Tech Journey Inc. and a bunch of partners.


The idea is to give kids from disadvantaged backgrounds a chance to…