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Month-to-month house sales grew in Greater Des Moines, but pace slowed

The Des Moines Area Association of Realtors said 1,034 houses sold last month in Greater Des Moines, up from 1,032 in September and 1,021 in October 2014. Contracts to buy a house rose to 1,023 …
By BPC Staff | Nov 12, 2015
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Mercy Medical Center expansion to take out apartments

Mercy Medical Center plans to demolish the Mercy Park apartment complex at its Des Moines hospital campus to make room for more inpatient facilities, DesMoinesRegister.com reported.  More than 200 residents will be displaced. Mercy officials say residents …
By BPC Staff | Nov 12, 2015
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Nearly 500 Rockwell Collins employees take early retirement offer

Some 468 senior employees at Cedar Rapids-based avionics company Rockwell Collins Inc. have accepted an early retirement offer, reports the Cedar Rapids Gazette. The company of about 20,000 workers had sought to downsize by 500 workers.…
By BPC Staff | Nov 12, 2015
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Taking the business pulse on Iowa’s minimum wage

Iowa is one of a minority of U.S. states with a minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, which is the federal minimum wage. So far, twenty-nine states and the District of Columbia have passed laws…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Nov 12, 2015
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Urbandale, R&R add a ‘creative’ twist to tax increment financing

The city of Urbandale has worked out a tax increment financing package with R&R Realty Group with a twist: Rather than rebate a portion of property taxes based on improvements to a property, those payments…
By KENT DARR | Nov 11, 2015
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Event Nov. 12 – Digital Democracy forum at Drake

On Thursday, the Yahoo News and Politics teams will hold a live broadcast event at Drake University featuring conversations with high-profile influencers to explore questions about how cutting-edge technology is shaping the future of our…
By BPC Staff | Nov 11, 2015
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Mittera Group acquires Waterloo printer

Mittera Group Inc., a Des Moines-based multi-platform communications company, announced today that it will acquire the business of Pioneer Graphics, a longtime Waterloo commercial printer. The Pioneer Graphics business will be combined with Mittera Group’s…
By BPC Staff | Nov 11, 2015
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VIDEO: 2015 Sages Over 70 event

      dsm magazine honored eight community leaders Tuesday night at its annual Sages Over 70 event at The Temple for Performing Arts.    Honored at the event were Margo Blumenthal, philanthropist and community…
By BPC Staff | Nov 11, 2015
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Capital Crossroads looks to 2.0

Capital Crossroads’ quarterly meeting this week brought a range of news and recaps of major developments. Among the updates: Gene Meyer, president of the Greater Des Moines Partnership and Downtown Community Alliance, said work has begun…
By PERRY BEEMAN | Nov 11, 2015
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Delays in finishing downtown Y pools riling donors, board members

Calling the delay “embarrassing” and “frustrating,” YMCA donors and board members are pressuring Executive Director Vernon Delpesce to complete the stalled construction of swimming pools at the downtown’s Wellmark YMCA, reports The Des Moines Register. David…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Nov 11, 2015