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BNIM office honored for historic AEG headquarters

BNIM Architects’ Des Moines studio has received the Architectural Record Good Design is Good Business award for its work on the $35 million renovation of the American Enterprise Group headquarters at 601 Sixth Ave. in …

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Pheasant hunters take more birds; hunting good for business

Hunters bagged more pheasants this year, the fifth straight that the number of birds taken rose. The season is a multimillion-dollar business in Iowa, benefiting gas stations, restaurants, motels and sporting goods stores, for example. …

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Consultant works on fund to aid Syrian refugees

While many Iowa philanthropists strive to improve conditions locally, regionally or even nationally, a visiting scholar in Des Moines is taking a decidedly global approach.


Kavilash Chawla, who serves on the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s…
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State board approves $1 million for Wellmark YMCA pool

The Vision Iowa board approved a long-sought $1 million state contribution toward the construction of an estimated $9 million swimming pool for the Wellmark YMCA at Fifth and Grand avenues in downtown Des Moines. The …

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Moneyrates ranks Iowa fourth-best for millennials

An analysis by Moneyrates ranked Iowa among the top five states in the country for millennials. The study took into account eight factors, including unemployment rates for young adults, the in-state cost of four-year public …

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June 15: Faith, Climate and Agriculture

Host: Iowa Interfaith Power & Light together with Center for Rural Affairs, Church World Service in Iowa, Environmental Law & Policy Center and Young Evangelicals for Climate Action About: Panelists will focus on how climate…
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Drive Spotter selected by Techstars Mobility accelerator

Drive Spotter Inc., an insurance technology company that graduated from last year’s inaugural Global Insurance Accelerator in Des Moines, has been selected as one of 12 startup companies that will participate in the Techstars Mobility…
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Fitch affirms A-minus rating for Athene

Fitch Ratings has affirmed the “A-minus” Insurer Financial Strength ratings of Athene Holding Ltd.’s operating companies, including Athene Annuity & Life Assurance Co., Athene Annuity and Life Co. Athene Annuity & Life Assurance Company of …

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Loebsack proposes National Flood Center

Congressman Dave Loebsack this week called for the creation of a National Flood Center that could be located at the University of Iowa, the Environmental Focus blog reported. Appearing at the University of Iowa’s Stanley Hydraulics Laboratory …

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Michigan environmentalist offers lessons from Flint

Chris Kolb was in the middle of the Flint water crisis. A former Democratic state lawmaker who now is president of the nonprofit Michigan Environmental Council, he co-chaired the task force that tried to figure…