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Kansas City Life shareholders vote to take company private

Shareholders of Kansas City Life Insurance Co. voted Tuesday to approve a reverse/forward stock split transaction, which when completed will reduce its number of shareholders and permit the company to terminate its registration under the …
By BPC Staff | Dec 16, 2015
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Event Dec. 17: NAWBO marketing luncheon

Learn the 10 top tools to include in your organization’s marketing tool belt by attending the NAWBO Iowa’s December luncheon Thursday, Dec. 17. Kris Winter, “Queen of Everything Marketing” with M2K Marketing Group, will discuss …
By BPC Staff | Dec 16, 2015
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Event Dec. 17: Book signing, fun run and cancer fundraiser

Real estate broker and author Steve Cannon will sign his book “40 Days” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Fitness Sports, 8810 Swanson Blvd. in Clive. The book signing will follow a fun run that starts …
By BPC Staff | Dec 16, 2015
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United Way announces 2016 advocacy priorities

United Way of Central Iowa announced its lobbying priorities for the 2016 session of the Iowa Legislature in its key area’s of education, income and health.


“United Way brings together coalitions of businesses, nonprofits, government…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Dec 16, 2015
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Coralville TIF districts contribute to lower debt rating

Moody’s Investors Service Inc. has dropped its rating of the city of Coralville’s $93.5 million of general obligation unlimited tax debt to Baa3 from Baa2 and changed the rating on the city’s $146.6 million of …
By BPC Staff | Dec 15, 2015
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KemPharm seeks FDA approval for hydrocodone substitute drug

KemPharm Inc. today announced that it has submitted a new drug application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its abuse-resistant, immediate-release version of the painkiller hydrocodone. If priority review by the FDA is …
By BPC Staff | Dec 15, 2015
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Midlands Choice CEO to retire in March; new CEO named

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Midlands Choice, a regional preferred provider organization serving Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota, announced that its president and CEO, Thomas Press, will retire in March. The Omaha-based organization’s board has selected Greta Vaught, …
By BPC Staff | Dec 15, 2015
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Why Wall Street wants higher interest rates

Wall Street will be happy if the Federal Reserve raises interest rates Wednesday as expected, CNNMoney reported.   That’s because the Fed’s delayed actions in the face of a slow recovery from the Great Recession sent…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Dec 15, 2015
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UI innovation helps reduce wood use, emissions from cooking

A University of Iowa researcher came up with a simple metal plate that may reduce harmful emissions from burning wood. Engineering professor H.S. Udaykumar, in a paper published in the November issue of Solutions, reported …
By BPC Staff | Dec 15, 2015
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Homeowners gained equity in the third quarter

Greater Des Moines homeowners gained some ground in the third quarter on the value of their homes, according to a report from real estate analytics firm CoreLogic Inc. A little less than 7,500, or 6 …
By BPC Staff | Dec 15, 2015