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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 …

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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…
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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,…
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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 …

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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 …

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Funnelwise now has raised $10.5 million

Funnelwise has completed a $7 million round of Series A funding, raising its total to $10.5 million. The software company, with offices in Des Moines and Chicago, is developing a revenue predictability solution. The software …

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Coopera to offer expanded Hispanic outreach to credit unions

Coopera has expanded a credit union outreach program to Iowa that will target the state’s 174,000 Hispanic consumers. The program, Juntos Avanzamos (Together We Advance), has been offered successfully in three states for the past …

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Event Feb. 8 : ISU holds seminars for women

Iowa State University will hold a series of seminars for women interested in marketing grain. The sessions will be Feb. 8, 15, 22, and 29 at Marshalltown Community College. Each session runs 6 to 9:30 …

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Planned layoffs up 42 percent from year ago; unemployment rate drops to 4.9 percent

Planned layoffs are up, yet the unemployment rate is down. Confused? Here’s a look at the two latest job reports.   Heavy downsizing in the retail and energy sectors pushed monthly job cut announcements to…
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Pork producers name Wulfekuhle new president

Hog producer Al Wulfekuhle of Quasqueton has begun his one-year term as president of the Iowa Pork Producers Association. He has been member of the IPPA board since 2012 and has raised pigs for more …