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Partnership joins new Midwest collaborative

The Greater Des Moines Partnership today joined officials from St. Louis, Kansas City and Omaha to announce the creation of the Heartland Civic Collaborative to promote regional economic development.


The group already endorsed passage of…
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Big year for venture capital, but investments slowed in the 4th quarter

Venture capitalists invested $128 billion worldwide in 2015, up 44 percent from $89 billion 2014 and the biggest amount since the dot-com bubble year of 2000, according to the 2015 Venture Pulse Report by data analysis firm …

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Event Jan. 26: Commercial real estate forecast

IREM Iowa and Iowa CCIM will have its annual market forecast luncheon from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Des Moines Golf and Country Club. Cost is $40. A panel of commercial real estate experts …

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Credit unions, filmmakers focus on lowering student loan debt

The Iowa Credit Union Foundation and a number of Iowa credit unions have partnered with financial literacy expert Adam Carroll to help combat student loan debt in Iowa. Iowa is ranked sixth in the nation …

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Event Feb. 4: SHRM Leadership Workshop

Come learn how you can connect every employee within your organization to deliver an effective company brand. The Central Iowa Society for Human Resource Management is hosting a leadership workshop featuring Mike Wagner, a branding …

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Airlines eye bigger profits, warned to watch staff costs

Airlines should watch staff cost even as they enjoy another year of higher profits based on the lowest oil prices since 2003, Reuters reported, citing analysts.


Mike Corley, head of Mercatus Energy Advisors, said at the Airline…
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1000 Friends of Iowa announces awards

1000 Friends of Iowa will present its 2015 Best Development awards during a public event from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Jan. 21 at the Iowa Capitol. The awards showcase projects that recognize connections between …

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BNIM honored for ‘invisible’ renovation of AEG headquarters

BNIM architects has received the American Institute of Architects’ Honor Award for Architecture for its work on the $35 million renovation of American Enterprise Group Inc.’s iconic headquarters in downtown Des Moines. The project is referred to …

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Tacopocalypse won’t open store in Coralville after all

Des Moines-based Tacopocalypse will no longer be opening a location in Coralville, the Corridor Business Journal reported. The restaurant was scheduled to open in a roughly 2,300 square-foot store at 920 E. Second Ave. late …

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Mercy’s pediatric trauma center recognized for all levels of care

Mercy Medical Center – Des Moines has been formally recognized by the American College of Surgeons as a Level II Pediatric Trauma Center. Mercy’s Adult Trauma Center had already gained that recognition. The verification process …