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DMACC, Iowa Bankers Association partner for Habitat home

Des Moines Area Community College and the Iowa Bankers Association have partnered to support the Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity and build a new home in central Iowa for a family in need. DMACC…
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Des Moines Social Club hires new executive director

Pete De Kock, an Iowa native and Grinnell College graduate, will be the new executive director for the Des Moines Social Club.

De Kock, pronounced De Cook, has been vice president of operations and communications…
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Iowa Senate Democrats want to delay state Medicaid privatization

Three Democratic legislative leaders are urging the Branstad administration to extend the deadline for health care providers to sign contracts with private Medicaid Managed Care Organizations. Providers have told lawmakers they are being pressured to …

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Survey: U.S. women paid less in every industry

  BY LIFT IOWA STAFF | @LiftIOWA


Women in the United States are paid less for equal work than men in all industries, and the widest discrepancy in wages is between married men and women…
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Lift IOWA contributing editor named

    We are happy to welcome back former Business Record staff writer Megan VerHelst in a freelance role as the “contributing editor” for the Business Record’s Lift IOWA e-newsletter.   Prior to leaving the Business Record earlier…
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EMC earnings up in third quarter

EMC Insurance Group Inc. today reported operating income of $6.3 million for the third quarter, compared with $2.5 million for the third quarter of 2014. Net income, including realized investment gains and losses, totaled $11.2 …

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Wells Fargo might need $60 billion to cover regulatory requirements

Wells Fargo & Co. would need to raise at least $40 billion in new debt to cover federal regulations requiring large national banks to cover their losses without taxpayer assistance in the event of a …

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Southern comfort food restaurant to open downtown next spring

An investment group led by Christopher Diebel has signed a lease on the ground-floor space of the Clemens building at 200 10th Street in downtown Des Moines. Teddy Maroon’s LLC plans to open Bubba – …

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Higher incomes mean more loans

Wealthy Americans are leading in borrowing in all categories except student loans, magnifying their advantage in purchasing power over their poorer counterparts, Bloomberg reported.   As earnings diverged and lending standards tightened in the wake of…
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Event Nov. 21: Iowa Black Business Coalition offers Untraditional Startathon

The University of Iowa and UI Partners are sponsoring the Iowa Black Business Coalition’s Untraditional Startathon to benefit women- and minority-owned businesses. The event will be Nov. 21 at Grand View University in Des Moines.…