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Kyle Krause buys historic Italian winery

Krause Holdings Inc. has purchased a 143-year-old Italian winery, reports Wine Spectator magazine.


Kyle Krause, president and CEO of Krause Holdings, said the purchase of the historic Barolo winery Vietti fulfills his long-held desire to own…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Jul 12, 2016
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Consultant: Healthy Des Moines airport is in line for several new flights

A Greater Des Moines-based aviation expert this morning told the Airport Authority Board that Des Moines International Airport is healthy, is poised well for a new terminal and could eventually get service to Philadelphia, Los…
By PERRY BEEMAN | Jul 12, 2016
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Branstad, other Iowa leaders blast EPA biofuels proposal

Gov. Terry Branstad joined Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey and other state officials in officially protesting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed new rule on the Renewable Fuels Standards, contending that the government should require refiners …
By BPC Staff | Jul 12, 2016
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Meredith launches integrated campaign with Reynolds

Meredith Corp. announced it will partner with Reynolds Consumer Products to create and distribute native custom content across Meredith’s portfolio of magazine brands. The new integrated campaign is an extension of Reynolds’ popular “Endless Table” …
By BPC Staff | Jul 12, 2016
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Local office equipment companies merge

M&M Sales Co. has merged with Imaging Technologies. On July 1 the two office equipment firms became MMIT Business Solutions Group. In 1937, Des Moines businessman Gilbert Minor opened M&M Sales to help businesses grow …
By BPC Staff | Jul 12, 2016
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Workers sent home indefinitely from ‘Gitmo ISU’

KCCI-TV: Iowa State University employees who had been being paid to sit in a room and do nothing all day were sent home indefinitely Monday. The AFSCME union members have had nothing to do since Iowa …
By BPC Staff | Jul 12, 2016
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Iowa casinos post modest fiscal 2016 revenue growth

Quad-City Times: Aided by a new casino in Jefferson and a rejuvenated gaming resort in Sioux City, Iowa’s commercial gambling industry posted an overall $21.6 million revenue gain in fiscal 2016, creeping back toward the record…
By BPC Staff | Jul 12, 2016
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Preliminary review calls One Park Place ‘viable’

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The first hurdle is cleared for a massive proposed downtown Cedar Rapids structure called One Park Place, which would be the tallest and most expensive private development ever in the city. The planned …
By BPC Staff | Jul 12, 2016
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West Des Moines tops $1 billion in building permits for the first time

The city of West Des Moines has issued more than $906 million in building permits through the first six months of the year, boosting its permit valuation to $1.2 billion for the fiscal year that…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Jul 12, 2016
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West Des Moines tops $1 billion in building permits for the first time

The city of West Des Moines has issued more than $906 million in building permits through the first six months of the year, boosting its permit valuation to $1.2 billion for the fiscal year that…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Jul 12, 2016