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Partnership lays out its D.C. lobbying agenda

The Greater Des Moines Partnership leads its annual lobbying trip to Washington, D.C., next week where it plans to promote advances in renewable chemicals, immigration, tax credits for alternative energy projects, health care and recreation…
By PERRY BEEMAN | May 4, 2016
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ACT buying educational resource provider

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa City-based ACT Inc. has purchased OpenEd, a Los Gatos, Calif., educational resource provider that offers assessments, homework assignments, videos, games and lesson plans to teachers, schools and districts across the country. OpenEd, …
By BPC Staff | May 3, 2016
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Waukee’s Rubner is Midwest finalist for entrepreneur award

Chad Rubner, president and owner of Express Logistics Inc. in Waukee, is among 25 finalists from the Upper Midwest for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. The award recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate …
By BPC Staff | May 3, 2016
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Orascom: ‘Defective’ work delayed Iowa fertilizer plant

Des Moines Register: The “defective work” of a Louisiana-based contractor increased the costs of and delayed a $1.9 billion fertilizer plant in southeast Iowa, according to the company constructing the plant. In response to a lawsuit …
By BPC Staff | May 3, 2016
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State receives $1.2 million for homeless assistance

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced it has awarded approximately $1.2 million to support homelessness assistance services in Iowa. The funding combines with awards announced earlier this spring to total $8.4 million …
By BPC Staff | May 3, 2016
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Authors announced for Des Moines writing festival

Craig Johnson, the New York Times best-selling author of the Walt Longmire mystery series — the basis for a hit A&E drama — will be the headline speaker for the Wonder of Words Festival June …
By BPC Staff | May 3, 2016
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House prices up 5 percent through March

Greater Des Moines house prices dropped 0.3 percent from February to March, but remained 5.2 percent higher than in March 2015, according to a report from real estate research firm CoreLogic Inc. The year-to-year increase …
By BPC Staff | May 3, 2016
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Bucksbaum commits $5 million to Grinnell College

Carolyn “Kay” Bucksbaum, a 1951 graduate, former chair and now life trustee of Grinnell College, has committed $5 million to support the expansion of the college’s Global Grinnell Program. “The Global Grinnell program is close …
By BPC Staff | May 3, 2016
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Midwest business conditions index slips

Cedar Rapids Gazette: After three straight months of expansion, a gauge of business activity in a nine-state region of the Midwest declined last month, but remained above growth-neutral. Creighton University’s Mid-America Business Conditions Index dipped to …
By BPC Staff | May 3, 2016
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Community Connect mentoring program graduates 30

The Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute has 30 new graduates of its Community Connect: Mentors Inspiring Success program. They are: David Albrecht, Callie Angove, Brooke Axiotis, Kristin Broers, Nicole Burgmeier, Emily Caropreso, and Crissanka Christadoss. …
By BPC Staff | May 3, 2016