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Builders express confidence in the market for new single-family homes

The nation’s home builders have expressed confidence in the market for new single-family homes this month, but their view of the future has soured a bit. The National Association of Home Builders said its index …

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Meredith Digital, Nielsen form analytic alliance

Meredith Digital today announced an analytic alliance with Nielsen Holdings PLC to offer a new level of insight into the effectiveness of native digital advertising campaigns on Allrecipes.com and other Meredith Corp. digital properties. With …

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Event Feb. 17: Taxpayer group examines hospital’s success

The Taxpayers Association of Central Iowa will discuss Greater Des Moines’ only public hospital at a 7:30 a.m. breakfast meeting at the Walsh conference room at the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden. Broadlawns Medical Center …

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Study examines Illinois’ ‘financial condition penalty’

The state of Illinois’ Jan. 14 sale of $480 million in general obligation bonds brought the state nearly $53 million less than it could have received had it been in better fiscal shape, according to …

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How Flint’s water crisis unfolded

Iowa has its nitrate pollution that has threatened tap water supplies, political careers and pocketbooks. Toledo, Ohio, temporarily lost its water supply to toxic algae in Lake Erie, fed by phosphorus runoff largely from farms…
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Partnership joins new Midwest collaborative

The Greater Des Moines Partnership today joined officials from St. Louis, Kansas City and Omaha to announce the creation of the Heartland Civic Collaborative to promote regional economic development.


The group already endorsed passage of…
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Big year for venture capital, but investments slowed in the 4th quarter

Venture capitalists invested $128 billion worldwide in 2015, up 44 percent from $89 billion 2014 and the biggest amount since the dot-com bubble year of 2000, according to the 2015 Venture Pulse Report by data analysis firm …

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Event Jan. 26: Commercial real estate forecast

IREM Iowa and Iowa CCIM will have its annual market forecast luncheon from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Des Moines Golf and Country Club. Cost is $40. A panel of commercial real estate experts …

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Credit unions, filmmakers focus on lowering student loan debt

The Iowa Credit Union Foundation and a number of Iowa credit unions have partnered with financial literacy expert Adam Carroll to help combat student loan debt in Iowa. Iowa is ranked sixth in the nation …

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Event Feb. 4: SHRM Leadership Workshop

Come learn how you can connect every employee within your organization to deliver an effective company brand. The Central Iowa Society for Human Resource Management is hosting a leadership workshop featuring Mike Wagner, a branding …