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Confluence master plan for Kettlestone development honored

The master plan for the Waukee’s Kettlestone development area has received an Honor Award for Planning from the Iowa chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects. The plan was designed by Confluence Architects of …

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AmeriCorps program will maintain school gardens during summer

This summer, the Iowa Community Health AmeriCorps Program will work with the Des Moines Public Schools to connect children with healthy, local foods through the Summer Food Service Program and school gardens. The program is …

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Richards appointed to Iowa Board of Regents

Gov. Terry Branstad has appointed Dr. Michael Richards to fill the unexpired term of Pella Corp. Chairwoman Mary Andringa on the Iowa Board of Regents.


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Richards, of West Des Moines, has served as …

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Energy chief: Iowa is key to energy independence

U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz told an audience at the State Historical Building this morning that the fight for energy independence is far from over, and Iowa’s work on biofuels is part of the solution.…
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More details on new Hy-Vee building

The four-story Hy-Vee grocery store and apartment complex will be called Fourth + Court and will feature  81 apartments on the upper floors and a two-level parking garage in the rear, according DesMoinesRegister.com. Studio apartments will start …

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EMC reports first-quarter earnings

EMC Insurance Group Inc. today reported operating income of $15.4 million for the first quarter ended March 31, compared with operating income of $19.8 million for the first quarter of 2015. Net income, including realized investment …

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Online fishing gear makers open store in Urbandale

MudbuM LLC, an Urbandale company that sells specialized catfishing and related sports gear, has opened a  shop at 3894 N.W. Urbandale Drive. The owners have marketed their Hawg Lawg, a specialized heavy-duty catfishing shore pole…
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Study makes recommendations for reforming Iowa’s tax structure

Iowa has the potential to have one of the top 10 tax climates in the United States, according to a new report released by the Future of Iowa Foundation. The foundation, a sister organization to …

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Hubbell offers an apartment project as a means to boost efforts to fund YMCA pool

View downtown project map Hubbell Realty Co. is planning an apartment project that will put the YMCA of Greater Des Moines $1 million closer to its goal of funding a multimillion-dollar swimming pool at the…
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VIDEO: Community Foundation Cash Cab

The Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines played “Cash Cab” at it’s annual luncheon on May 5. Meredith Corp. CEO Steve Lacy, Des Moines Register President David Chivers, and Business Record Editor Chris Conetzkey hailed …

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