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Principal authorizes $400 million in stock repurchases

Principal Financial Group Inc. announced that its board of directors has approved an authorization for the repurchase of up to $400 million worth of the company’s outstanding common stock. The repurchases will be made in …

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Principal announces key leadership changes

Principal Financial Group Inc. on Tuesday announced several key leadership changes, among them the retirement of Terry Lillis, executive vice president and chief financial officer. Terry Lillis

Lillis, who has been with the company for …

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Water Works eyes more rate increases, $241 million in projects over five years

Des Moines Water Works likely will raise rates again to pay for $241 million in capital improvements needed to meet growing water demand and to keep nitrate and other pollutants out of tap water, the…
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Drake to break ground on $15 million facility

Drake University will hold a private groundbreaking ceremony Saturday for the $15 million facility that will house the School of Education, the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, and the Robert D. and Billie Ray …

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Greater Des Moines ranks among top 50 communities for well-being

Chalk up another bragging right for Greater Des Moines. The metro area ranked 48th among 190 communities evaluated nationally by the Gallup-Healthways Community Well-Being Rankings released today. The Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area scored relatively high …

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CarpeDM Music Mix Vol. III accepting submissions

The area’s musical showcase, CarpeDM Music Mix, is accepting local music submissions for Volume III. The project backed by the Greater Des Moines Partnership and the Des Moines Music Coalition will feature local music onSeizeDesMoines.com with downloads. …

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$1 million fundraising campaign for new art installation near completion

Via dsm Weekly: The $1 million fundraising campaign for a major new art installation should be completed this summer, with hopes of an autumn ground-breaking, according to M. Jessica Rowe, director of Greater Des Moines Public …

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State panel to review education literacy standards

The Iowa Department of Education announced that the Literacy Standards Review Team on Wednesday will begin reviewing the K-12 English language arts standards and the grades 6-12 literacy standards for history, social studies, science and …

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Iowa restaurants put out ‘Hiring Now’ signs

Iowa’s restaurant industry continues to outperform predictions on both employment and revenue growth.


The National and Iowa Restaurant Associations had projected that Iowa’s foodservice industry would add 1,230 jobs in 2015. Instead, the state quadrupled…
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Uber, Lyft drivers launch own app

The Uber Drivers Network, a vocal group of Uber and Lyft drivers who have organized strikes and protests in New York City, is launching its own ride-hailing app to compete with them.


“It is the…