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Event Feb 2-3: Inaugural soil health session to be held in Ames

The first Iowa Soil Health Conference is set for Feb. 2-3 in Ames. It will include information on managing for soil health and productivity and is aimed at agronomists, farmers, students, faculty and the general…
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Seneca Industrial to be acquired by Wisconsin-based firm

Seneca Industrial, the industrial finishing and adhesives division of Des Moines-based Seneca Companies Inc., has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by ICAFe Inc. The new entity will be renamed Seneca Fluid Technologies …

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Meredith ups the ante in its bid for Media General

Meredith Corp. is not leaving the tussle to acquire multimedia company Media General Inc., which announced today that it has completed negotiations on a competing deal to be acquired by Nexstar Broadcasting Group Inc.


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Home building legend Grubb passes

Greater Des Moines home building icon Gerald “Jerry” Grubb died Jan. 3 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston. He was 84.    Grubb was born in Oskaloosa and graduated from Dowling High School in West Des…
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Waukee issued a record number of building permits last year

The city of Waukee issued a record 900 building permits last year, representing a 35 percent increase in permits from 2014 and a total valuation of $154.4 million, according to a release. In 2014, the …

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Venture School application deadline is Friday, information session to be held Thursday

The application deadline to apply for the University of Iowa’s Venture School Startup Accelerator is 5 p.m. Friday. A final informational session will be at noon Thursday at the Global Insurance Accelerator. Sessions begin Jan. 14 at …

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Reck re-elected president of Belin law firm

Michael Reck has been elected to a second consecutive one-year term as president of Belin McCormick. He is a shareholder who practices primarily in the areas of complex commercial litigation and labor and employment law, …

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Boeyink named partner at LS2 Group

Jeff Boeyink has been promoted to partner at LS2, the Des Moines-based marketing and government affairs company he joined in 2013 as a senior vice president after serving as Gov. Terry Branstad’s chief of staff.…
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DNR encourages investment in high value trees

Here’s a way to make money off your acreage. The Iowa State Forest Nursery will offer a special on high-value seedling packets this month as a way to encourage landowners to plant trees that will …

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Event Jan. 13: Health insurance enrollment fair

Know someone who needs individual health coverage? The final day to enroll in a new plan or change current plans through the federal Marketplace is Jan. 15 for coverage beginning Feb. 1. Additionally, Marketplace open …