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Judge schedules 40 trials a year to settle 3,550 DuPoint lawsuits

DuPont Co. will face 40 trials a year starting April 2017 involving plaintiffs who say they developed cancer from a toxic chemical used to make Teflon that leaked from one of the company’s plants in …

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UpCraft Club lands spot in top-five startup accelerator program

Elizabeth Caven, founder of UpCraft Club, has landed a spot in the 500 Startups Batch 16 program. The venture capital seed fund and startup accelerator is considered one of the top five programs worldwide, according …

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Laser Resources acquires Freaky Fresh Marketing

Urbandale-based Laser Resources Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Freaky Fresh Marketing, a Johnston-based marketing firm that has been serving customers throughout Iowa since 2012. Freaky Fresh Marketing provides customized marketing services and …

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Radias named 2016 Tango Gala honorary chairs

Children & Families of Iowa announced it has named Suku and Mary Radia as the 2016 Tango Gala honorary chairs. The couple have been involved in countless volunteer and charitable causes with the aim of …

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John Deere Financial to host robotics competition

As part of the John Deere INSPIRE initiative, John Deere Financial will host a league championship tournament of the FIRST Tech Challenge-Iowa on Saturday, Jan. 30, in Johnston. FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science …

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VIDEO: How will Iowa’s economy fare in 2016?

How will Iowa’s economy fare in 2016? We asked all four panelists at our annual Economic Forecast luncheon to provide their forecasts for 2016 and to provide their reasoning.

Watch the video below to hear …

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Report ranks Iowa 14th best for well-being

Iowans’ well-being relative to the rest of the nation improved slightly over last year, according to annual national index results released today by the Iowa Healthiest State Initiative. Iowa ranks 14th among the states in…
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YMCA board taps Jim Noyce as interim CEO

The board of directors of the YMCA of Greater Des Moines announced today it has hired retired FBL Financial Group Inc. CEO Jim Noyce as interim CEO of the association as it searches for an…
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MetaBank quarterly profits increased 13 percent

Meta Financial Group Inc., parent of MetaBank, reported net income of $4.1 million in the first quarter of its 2016 fiscal year, a 13 percent increase from the same quarter last year, according to a…
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Report: Iowa now No. 2 nationally in installed wind energy

The American Wind Energy Association reports that Iowa has surpassed California to become the nation’s second-leading state in installed wind energy capacity with 6,212 megawatts. California has 6,108 and Texas leads with 17,713. See a video about Iowa’s wind…