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Transportation Improvement Program draft available for public comment

The Iowa Department of Transportation presented the Iowa Transportation Commission with a draft Fiscal Year 2017-2021 Iowa Transportation Improvement Program on Tuesday. The program reflects Iowa’s multimodal transportation system through inclusion of investments in aviation, …

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Natural Grocers plans expansion into eastern Iowa

The Gazette: A Denver, Colo.-based grocery store chain is planning to expand into eastern Iowa. Natural Grocers, which sells organic and natural foods, has new stores planned for Cedar Rapids, Iowa City and Cedar Falls. “We …

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Waukee is still growing

Waukee added 4,155 residents between 2010 and 2015, according to the results of the city’s special census, boosting the official population to 17,945, a 30 percent increase from 13,790 in 2010. In 2005, Waukee had …

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Follow tweets from the Partnership D.C. trip

Via Tiffany Taucheck @lovedsm   About 190 business representatives and community leaders are headed to Washington, D.C., with the Greater Des Moines Partnership for the region’s annual policy-promoting journey to the nation’s capital.


While in…
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IBM cybersecurity expert in Des Moines: Firewalls aren’t enough anymore

Michael Montecillo, an IBM cybersecurity expert, said in an interview Tuesday that companies facing today’s ever-worsening threats should first identify their critical systems.

Then they should realize this: Firewalls aren’t enough anymore, he added. An…
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NewLink Genetics’ pancreatic cancer therapy fails

Shares of NewLink Genetics Corp. plunged 37 percent in extended trading on Monday after the drug maker said its experimental pancreatic cancer immunotherapy did not help patients live longer in a late-stage trial, Reuters reported. The Ames-based …

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Airport to consider new food and beverage contract

The Des Moines Airport Authority Board next month is expected to consider issuing a request for proposals for a new food and beverage system that could sharply increase the airport’s take from sales. The 20-year …

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Bankers would like to find a few more commercial lenders

Commercial lenders are in short supply, according to 43 percent of the bank executives and board members who responded to Bank Director’s 2016 Compensation Survey. The results point to a troublesome shortage of the people …

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Lending Club founder resigns amid question about loan sales to investor

Renaud Laplanche, the founder, chairman and CEO of online lender Lending Club, has resigned after an internal review showed a violation of the company’s business practices, The New York Times reported. The company said the case involved…
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Lawmakers expect Iowa Board of Regents appointee will be confirmed

The Gazette: Several Iowa senators representing districts heavily affected by the Board of Regents said they “fully expect” a West Des Moines physician appointed to the board on an interim basis Friday will receive senate approval …

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