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Principal reports fourth-quarter, full-year earnings

Principal Financial Group Inc. on Monday reported operating earnings of $303.2 million for the fourth quarter, compared with $324 million for the fourth quarter of 2014, as it announced quarterly and full-year results for 2015. …

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How to find road conditions, power info

Those of you who braved the roads to drive downtown today may wonder what you’ll face getting home. The Iowa Department of Transportation offers detailed road condition information, crash reports and other information at the 511 …

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‘Big cheese’ conference booked for Des Moines

The American Cheese Society’s Annual Conference and Competition has been booked for July 27-30 at the Iowa Events Center, reports dsm magazine’s e-newsletter. The society expects more than 1,200 cheese and specialty food professionals at its Cheese in …

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ISU Extension to offer ServSafe classes in Spanish

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will for the first time offer ServSafe food safety classes in Spanish as well as English, to accommodate the needs of Latino employees. Iowa law requires that by 2018, …

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Hubbell planning nine- to 10-story residential tower for Riverfront Y site

Hubbell Realty Co. and city of Des Moines planners and economic development experts are working their way, slowly, toward a design for the former site of the Riverfront YMCA that will include a nine- to…
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DOT seeks input on transportation plan

The Iowa Department of Transportation and Iowa Transportation Commission are seeking comments on a draft update of the long-range transportation plan for Iowa. The document will help determine which projects get money. The DOT is …

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Credit and debit card spending up sharply among TMG members

The Members Group reported that its card-issuing financial institution members increased their credit and debit card portfolios by an average 15 percent in 2015. Additionally, overall spending on all credit and debit cards processed by …

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NewLink Genetics working on Zika virus vaccine

NewLink Genetics Corp. today announced that the company has initiated a project to develop new treatment options for the Zika virus. NewLink Genetics’ Infectious Disease Division, which is based in Devens, Mass., has evaluated various …

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Keep Iowa Beautiful seeks grant apps

Keep Iowa Beautiful is seeking grant applications, with different deadlines for various programs. Diamond Vogel Paint gives paint for projects; submit a letterabout your project by Feb. 19. Another program awards $200 worth of YO-HO tools. Deadline is …

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ChemChina nearing deal to buy Syngenta for $43B

China National Chemical Corp. is nearing an agreement to buy Swiss pesticide- and seeds-maker Syngenta AG for about 43.7 billion francs ($42.8 billion) as the state-backed company extends its buying spree, Bloomberg reported. The deal would be…