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2016 trend to watch: Expect an unprecedented rise in entrepreneurial activity

  Bill Adamowski

Trend: Starting in 2016, Central Iowa — including the Des Moines metropolitan area and Ames — will begin an unprecedented rise in entrepreneurial activities and innovation. This trend will continue to increase through …

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Waukee created a development rainmaker

The idea of a massive development area between University Avenue and Interstate 80 in Waukee has lingered like the first scent of approaching rain during a dry summer. You know it’s coming, but when and…
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Foreclosures falling in Greater Des Moines

Greater Des Moines foreclosure rates dropped in October over the same period last year, real estate analytics firm CoreLogic Inc. said today. The foreclosure rate among outstanding mortgage loans was 0.89 percent for October, down …

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IFA approves loans for water quality projects

The Iowa Finance Authority has approved a combined $20.7 million in low-interest loans for 15 sewer and drinking water projects. The loans are from the state’s revolving fund, which collects payments with interest that can …

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Krupp: 5 reasons 2016 will be a banner year for environment

Fred Krupp, head of the nonprofit Environmental Defense Fund, wrote in a blog that 2016 will be a banner year for the environment for five reasons: The Paris Agreement was like firing a starter’s pistol in the…
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Iowa Legislature to revive fantasy sports debate

Iowa fantasy sports players would be able to bank their winnings, as the majority of players can elsewhere, under a bill to be reconsidered in the Iowa Legislature, The Des Moines Register reported. The Senate approved the …

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Iowa Flood Center offers online, real-time flood maps for 19 communities

Residents of 19 Iowa cities can get a street-by-street view of flood conditions in real time via an online system developed by the Iowa Flood Center in Iowa City.


The Iowa Flood Information System, or IFIS, offers…
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Vikings and Wells Fargo in the trenches over signs above football stadium

The Minnesota Vikings professional football team is making a goal-line stand against Wells Fargo & Co. in a lawsuit that has been moved from state court to federal court at the banking giant’s request, the Minneapolis …

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IRS extends some Obamacare reporting requirements for businesses

The U.S. Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service said they are extending some Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act reporting deadlines to help companies meet the requirements, LifeHealthPro reported. Employers will have two more months past Feb. …

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Immigration offsets Iowa’s population losses

Immigration has kept Iowa’s population from shrinking, the Quad-City Times reported. Illinois lost 22,194 residents between July 1, 2014, and July 1, 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, while Iowa gained 14,418 in the same period. …