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ABI legislative briefing, reception today

The Iowa Association of Business and Industry will hold a members-only legislative briefing today, followed by a reception with lawmakers. The briefing starts at 4 p.m. at the Embassy Suites hotel downtown. The reception runs …

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Suku and Mary Radia to co-chair Heart Ball

Suku Radia, president and CEO of Bankers Trust Co., and Dr. Mary Radia, a rheumatologist, are serving as co-chairs of the 2016 Greater Des Moines Heart Ball, to be held Saturday, Feb. 27, at Community …

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Clean Line loses another round

The Iowa Utilities Board has again rejected a key proposal from a company that wants to build a $2 billion transmission line to ship Iowa wind energy to customers in Illinois, The Associated Press and The …

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Event Jan. 26: Screening of ‘Fed Up’

Capital Chiropractic & Rehabilitation Center will present a screening of “Fed Up,” a movie about the importance of healthy food choices, on Tuesday, Jan. 26, at the Fleur Cinema & Cafe. The event is appropriate …

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SURVEY: In 2016, I believe the Iowa economy will …

The Business Record is surveying its readers to get a sense of where you think the Iowa economy is going in 2016.   Answer the multiple-choice question below, then if you wish, elaborate on what…
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Marshall named Hy-Vee chief operating officer

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Jay Marshall, executive vice president and chief retail officer of Hy-Vee Inc., has been named Hy-Vee’s new chief operating officer. Marshall will retain all responsibility for retail operations and store development and …

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MPO chosen for academy training

The national nonprofit Transportation for America selected Greater Des Moines as one of seven regions that will participate in the Transportation Leadership Academy, a new yearlong training program on how to use performance measures. The …

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Telligen Community Initiative seeks grant applicants

Telligen Community Initiative, the private nonprofit foundation of Telligen Inc., has announced a call for proposals from Iowa applicants for the 2016 grant period. The foundation will award single-year grants of up to $50,000 to …

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SBDC to offer social media classes for small businesses

The Iowa Small Business Development Center has teamed with social media strategist Justin Wise of Think Digital to offer a series of social media classes for small businesses. The six-class series will help small business …

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Greater Des Moines house sales and prices were on the rise at year’s end

The end-of-year numbers for Greater Des Moines house sales reflect a market that advanced in all key measures over 2014.


House sales were up 11.4 percent from the previous year, with 12,932 sales compared with…