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East Village Holiday Promenade still on

Despite the snowy forecast, the East Village will hold its Holiday Promenade tonight from 5-7 p.m. Businesses will have open houses to mark the beginning of the holiday season. Watch for photos at #HEVPromenade, and any …

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Concours d’ Elegance raises $25,000 for Children’s Cancer Connection

The annual Concours d’ Elegance event raised $25,000 to support families of Iowa children affected by cancer. The Iowa Automobile Heritage Foundation, organizers of the September classic automobile exhibition, today presented a $25,000 check to …

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Record year for corn and soybeans

Iowa soybean and corn growers knew they had a good crop on their hands,reported the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. Now, it’s official: The soybean crop has set a record, and corn may not be far off a …

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American Advertising Awards calls for ADDY entries

The American Advertising Awards has issued its call for entries for the 2016 American Advertising Awards competition. The annual competition recognizes exceptional advertising in the Des Moines metropolitan market. All entries must be received by …

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Baird named chairwoman of Iowa Chamber Alliance

The Iowa Chamber Alliance has named Dee Baird, president and CEO of the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance, as chairwoman. She replaces Chairman Jay Byers, CEO of the Greater Des Moines Partnership. The Iowa Chamber …

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American Equity declares 17th consecutive annual dividend

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.’s board of directors has declared an annual cash dividend of 22 cents per share to owners of its common stock, a 10 percent increase from the year-ago dividend. The …

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Iowa’s unemployment rate falls slightly

Iowa’s unemployment rate fell to a seasonally adjusted 3.5 percent in October, down slightly from 3.6 percent the month before. A year ago, the rate stood at 4.3 percent. The national unemployment rate was 5…
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Downtown Winter Farmers Market today and Saturday

The Downtown Winter Farmers Market presented by UnityPoint Health will take place today and tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Capital Square at 400 Locust St. and Kaleidoscope at the Hub mall at 555 …

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Uniform company G&K settles discrimination case for $1.8M

The U.S. Department of Labor has reached a $1.8 million settlement with nine facilities of G&K Services, including one in Pleasant Hill, to remedy systemic hiring and pay discrimination violations. G&K Services, which provides work …

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Bravo awards $450,000 for local arts, culture

Bravo Greater Des Moines has awarded $450,000 in 2016 capital grants to eight Central Iowa arts, cultural and heritage organizations.  


Infrastructure support for the arts continues to be a critical need in Central Iowa.…