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Meredith could split broadcast and publishing divisions

Meredith Corp. is considering splitting its broadcasting and publishing units, according to CEO Stephen Lacy, who shared the news in an interview with Bloomberg Television this week, PublishersDaily reported. Lacy said Meredith could proceed with a split …
By BPC Staff | Feb 5, 2016
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Iowa SBDC director to serve on SEC small business advisory committee

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Lisa Shimkat, state director of America’s SBDC Iowa, has been chosen to serve on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies. “Small businesses play a crucial role …
By BPC Staff | Feb 5, 2016
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UI professor looks to tiny solar cell to test for cancer

An assistant professor at the University of Iowa has been working on a system that uses a solar cell smaller than your fingernail to detect certain types of cancer. The chip, covered with millions of …
By BPC Staff | Feb 5, 2016
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Event Feb. 9: Education Celebration at Iowa Energy game

More than 5,000 students from schools across Central Iowa will fill Wells Fargo Arena on Feb. 9 to watch the Iowa Energy take on the Westchester Knicks for the seventh annual Education Celebration. Sponsored by …
By BPC Staff | Feb 5, 2016
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LifeServe Blood Center to be open Sunday for donations

In an effort to boost the dangerously low blood supply, LifeServe Blood Center will offer be open for blood donation between 8 a.m. and noon this Sunday, Feb. 7, at the Des Moines and Urbandale donor centers. …
By BPC Staff | Feb 5, 2016
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Event March 3: Business forum heads to Grinnell

The next “Connecting Statewide Leaders” forum by the Iowa Association of Business and Industry will be March 3 at Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co. in Grinnell. The events are to encourage networking and sometimes result in …
By BPC Staff | Feb 5, 2016
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12.7 million enroll for health coverage through Obamacare exchanges

Around 12.7 million individuals bought health insurance through the Affordable Care Act’s exchanges during this year’s open enrollment period, the third held under Obamacare, the Washington Business Journal reported.


Of the 9.6 million who enrolled in…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Feb 5, 2016
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SBA backs 15 loans for Central Iowa businesses

The U.S. Small Business Administration backed 15 private loans for Central Iowa businesses in January. The loans were for a combined $2.8 million.


That was more than double the seven loans backed in January 2015,…
By PERRY BEEMAN | Feb 5, 2016
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Carlisle plans public meeting to discuss upcoming vote on local option sales tax

The city of Carlisle will host informational meetings at 7 p.m. Feb. 9 and Feb. 23 to discuss an election on March 1 in which residents will be asked to approve a local option sales …
By BPC Staff | Feb 5, 2016
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Partnership opens D.C. trip registration

The Greater Des Moines Partnership has opened registration for its May 11-13 lobbying trip to Washington, D.C. Typically, about 200 people make the trip and network between meetings with Iowa’s congressional delegation and staff members. The full trip …
By BPC Staff | Feb 5, 2016
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