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Harrison Truck Centers acquires Westman Freightliner

Harrison Truck Centers announced Wednesday that it has completed the acquisition of Westman Freightliner, a heavy- and medium-duty truck dealership group with operations in Minnesota and Wisconsin. With the acquisition,Harrison Truck Centers has increased its full-service …
By BPC Staff | Nov 19, 2015
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14 local leaders and businesses honored for hospitality

The Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau and Des Moines Area Sports Commission this week honored 14 people and businesses for helping to promote area tourism and bring visitors here in 2014-15. Those recognized …
By BPC Staff | Nov 19, 2015
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Mainstreet Index: Iowa sees weaker hiring, farmland prices

Here are some key findings from the 100-point-scale Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index for November: The Iowa index fell to 44.3 from October’s 46.9. Iowa’s farmland price index dropped to 28.6 from 42.5. New hiring also was…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Nov 19, 2015
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Report: Iowa not well-prepared for severe weather

ICF International, a policy analysis firm, and Climate Central, a group of independent journalists and scientists, have given Iowa a grade of C+ for its efforts to face increased risks from extreme heat, drought and…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Nov 19, 2015
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Home builder confidence slips a bit over ‘lots and labor’

Builder confidence in the market for newly constructed single-family homes slipped three points to 62 in November from an upwardly revised October reading on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index. “Even …
By BPC Staff | Nov 19, 2015
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Iowa Utilities Board suspends its review of Rock Island Clean Line

The Iowa Utilities Board reports that it has suspended review of the Rock Island Clean Line at the developers’ request. The proposed 500-mile electrical transmission line would carry wind-generated energy from northwest Iowa to Illinois …
By BPC Staff | Nov 19, 2015
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Event Nov. 19: Mediacom sponsors Shoes That Fit shopping tonight

Dozens of volunteers will purchase hundreds of winter coats and boots today during a Shoes That Fit Power Shopping event. The event, at the Wal-Mart Supercenter in Windsor Heights from 5 to 7 p.m., is …
By BPC Staff | Nov 19, 2015
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Event Nov. 20-22: Ames plans Startup Weekend

The international Startup Weekend events for Global Entrepreneurship will include a weekend of sessions in Ames Friday through Sunday. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Gerdin Business Building at Iowa State University. …
By BPC Staff | Nov 19, 2015
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U.S. House votes to roll back mortgage rules

The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation Wednesday that critics argue rolls back regulations for mortgages that were created to prevent the bad lending practices responsible for the financial crisis of 2008, The Hill reported.


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By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Nov 19, 2015
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Lincoln Savings buys land for new Adel branch

Lincoln Savings Bank plans to build a new branch office in Adel at the northeast corner of the intersection of U.S. Highways 6 and 169. For the past 37 years, the site has been the…
By BPC Staff | Nov 18, 2015