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Stock Watch: Most Iowa stocks had dismal December

Yesterday’s China-induced turmoil in the markets was just one more lump of coal for Iowa-based public companies after the season of giving proved unkind to most Iowa stocks last month.    In our monthly look…
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Dallas County stagecoach stop is subject of archaeological study

The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs has approved $12,100 for an archaeological study at the site of the Seth Dayton House Stagecoach Inn near Bouton in Dallas County. The information from the study will used …

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Foreign investors plan to spend more this year on U.S. real estate

Most foreign investors expect to put more money into U.S. property this year than they did in 2015, with New York remaining the top target market worldwide, according to a survey by the Association of …

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Hockensmith chosen as chairman of Board of Supervisors

The Polk County Board of Supervisors has elected Tom Hockensmith as its chairman. Supervisor John Mauro will serve as vice-chairman. Hockensmith was first elected as a supervisor in 2003, and most recently served as chairman …

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Van Meter Inc. completes purchase of Bright Electrical Supply

Cedar Rapids-based electrical supplier Van Meter Inc. announced today that it has successfully completed its purchase of Bright Electrical Supply, a leading lighting distributor located in Chicago. Intentions to buy the lighting distributor were announced …

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Joyce McDaniel to chair local Go Red For Women campaign

Go Red For Women, the American Heart Association’s national movement to end heart disease and stroke in women, has named Joyce McDaniel to chair the campaign in Central Iowa. McDaniel is vice president of human …

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Bankers Trust names former CDS Global chief as leader of newly created IT position

Debra Janssen, most recently president and CEO of CDS Global Inc., has been named chief operations officer at Bankers Trust Co. She will start work Jan. 11, according to a release.


Janssen will join the…
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These big deals were nixed last year

Last year was a record-setter for deal making with mergers and acquisitions exceeding $4 trillion, but a few fell apart under pressure from federal antitrust officials, Seeking Alpha reported.


These turned out to be not such…
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Iowa DNR issues clarification on air permit changes

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has developed a fact sheet detailing when air quality permits need to be changed. Industry representatives had raised questions.The publication describes 22 common scenarios at plants that need the …

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Urbandale offering Venture School scholarship

The city of Urbandale and its Chamber of Commerce will provide a scholarship for an Urbandale entrepreneur to attend to the University of Iowa’s Venture School at the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center in Des Moines.…