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McGowen Hurst named a best workplace for accountants

McGowen, Hurst, Clark & Smith P.C., a West Des Moines-based certified public accountant and business adviser firm, was the only Iowa firm named a list of 2015 Best Accounting Firms to Work For  by industry …
By BPC Staff | Oct 22, 2015
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Personal chef service expands to Des Moines

Kansas City-based personal chef service Friend that Cooks has expanded to Des Moines. At $37 an hour, personal chefs offer weekly meal preparation, cooking lessons, and wine and dinner parties in clients’ homes. The made-from-scratch meals vary widely …
By BPC Staff | Oct 22, 2015
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Remainder of school districts apply for teacher leadership initiative

Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced that all 336 Iowa school districts have now applied to join the state’s Teacher Leadership and Compensation (TLC) system. Enacted in 2013 as the centerpiece …
By BPC Staff | Oct 22, 2015
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Lacy receives Tocqueville Society Award

Cathy Lacy received this year’s Tocqueville Society Award, United Way of Central Iowa’s highest honor.

The award recognizes an individual or couple who “exemplify inspirational and sustained leadership and service to the Central Iowa community”…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Oct 22, 2015
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Housing recovery should improve steadily in 2016

A convergence of trends will provide a steady boost to the housing market in 2016, according to economists who participated in the National Association of Home Builders’ fall construction forecast.


Steady employment and economic growth,…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Oct 22, 2015
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Iowa house sales in third quarter best in 8 years

The Iowa real estate market had the best third quarter in eight years, with the median sales price up 5.1 percent and home sales up 5.2 percent from the third quarter of 2014, the Iowa …
By BPC Staff | Oct 22, 2015
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MPO accepting grant applications

The Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization is accepting applications through Dec. 1 for the 2020 Surface Transportation Program grants and the Transportation Alternative Program. The grants provide flexible funding for states and municipalities. The …
By BPC Staff | Oct 22, 2015
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Event: Nov. 4: SBA to hold veterans workshop in WDM

The U.S. Small Business Administration plans a free workshop for veterans, National Guard members, reservists and their spouses from noon to 1 p.m. Nov. 4 in West Des Moines. The session will give entrepreneurs who are …
By BPC Staff | Oct 22, 2015
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Fitness club to build at ISU Research Park

Ames Racquet and Fitness Center will build a full-service fitness club at Iowa State University Research Park, the organizations announced Wednesday. The fitness club, in a newly constructed 52,000-square-foot building, will replace the club’s original …
By BPC Staff | Oct 22, 2015
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Retailers complain to Congress about chip card reader costs

Is the cost of installing devices to accept credit cards with chip technology too great a burden for small businesses? Some retailers are telling Congress that it is, the Washington Business Journal reported.


Retailers are faced…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Oct 22, 2015
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