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City ambassador volunteers needed for NCAA tournament in Des Moines

The Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau is seeking volunteers to help showcase Des Moines as city ambassadors when the city hosts the 2016 NCAA tournament on March 17 and 19 at Wells Fargo …
By BPC Staff | Feb 23, 2016
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Des Moines, West Des Moines hold the line on tax levies in new budgets

City councils in Des Moines and West Des Moines approved budgets for fiscal 2017 that hold the line on property tax levies while also factoring funds to boost hiring.


Property owners in Des Moines will…
By BPC Staff | Feb 23, 2016
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Iowa hospitals receive Blue Distinction designations for maternity care

In an effort to help prospective parents find hospitals that deliver quality, affordable maternity care, Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield announced the first hospitals in Iowa to receive the Blue Distinction Center and Blue …
By BPC Staff | Feb 23, 2016
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City support of business expansion won’t cost a penny

The Des Moines City Council will vote today to approve an economic development project and the price tag it carries for the city is $0. Jack Henry & Associates Inc. was awarded a $200,000 grant …
By BPC Staff | Feb 22, 2016
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Progress Industries appoints new leader

The Progress Industries board has appointed Sandy Ham as president and CEO of the nonprofit and the Progress Industries Foundation. Ham will lead the organization of nearly 300 employees in their work to provide programs…
By BPC Staff | Feb 22, 2016
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Businessolver launches charitable foundation

Businessolver, a leading benefits administration technology company, has launched Businessolver Foundation as a charitable arm of the company. Through its work and member participation, the foundation will support local and national charities such as Habitat …
By BPC Staff | Feb 22, 2016
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Event March 16: Drive Spotter’s Augeri to speak at Start-Up Stories

Drive Spotter Inc. founder Chris Augeri will share the company’s story at Start-Up stories March 16. He was a member of the inaugural class of the Global Insurance Accelerator. Drive Spotter, a finalist for the …
By BPC Staff | Feb 22, 2016
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Des Moines expected to increase financial commitment to convention center hotel

The Des Moines City Council will be asked today to approve an increase in the city’s financial commitment to a long-sought convention center hotel that will be built in the shadows of the Iowa Events…
By KENT DARR | Feb 22, 2016
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Bits and bytes have not blotted out the mighty pen

In an increasingly digital world, consumers haven’t written off the pen industry, data show, The Chicago Tribune reported. Pens and other writing tools generated revenue of $16.2 billion worldwide in 2014 and are expected to reach $20.2 …
By BPC Staff | Feb 22, 2016
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Food court in Partnership Building will feature local eateries

Two years after being shut down from water and smoke damage, the food court in the Partnership Building in downtown Des Moines will reopen in April with new and returning eateries, the Des Moines Register reported. Seven …
By BPC Staff | Feb 22, 2016