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WorkHound joins Square One DSM

WorkHound, which uses a mobile application and computer software to help trucking companies retain and recruit drivers, has joined Square One DSM’s Accelerator Program. The company was formed when founders Max Farrell and Andrew Kirpalani …

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Insurer donates $350,000 for Methodist trauma center expansion

Professional Solutions Insurance Co. has promised to give $350,000 to support the expansion and renovation of the William C. Knapp Emergency Department and Trauma Center at Iowa Methodist Medical Center and Blank Children’s Hospital. The Clive-based insurer’s …

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Food a popular digital wallet purchase for Black Friday shoppers

Consumers are increasingly pulling out their digital wallets to make payments during the Black Friday through Cyber Monday shopping frenzy, according to an analysis by payments processor The Members Group. The analysis of more than …

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Meredith merger gets boost from buyer’s decision

A Texas-based company wanting to acquire the would-be buyer of Meredith Corp. said today it has “reached an impasse” over the deal, reports DesMoinesRegister.com. Nexstar Broadcasting Group proposed earlier this year to acquire Media General, a Virginia-based …

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VIDEO: How the arts could revive Iowa’s small towns

Zachary Mannheimer, founder of the Des Moines Social Club, will resign as executive director Dec. 31. On Jan. 2, he’ll begin work as vice president for creative place-making at the for-profit Iowa Business Growth, an …

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Mannheimer moves to new role

Zachary Mannheimer, executive director of the Des Moines Social Club, on Jan. 2 will begin a new job at a Johnston-based company interested in turning art and entrepreneurship into economic development in towns around Iowa.…

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Ankeny schools: expand four schools rather than add another

Ankeny school officials are recommending expansion of four existing elementary buildings to enable the fast-growing district to delay building an 11th elementary school. District officials presented the long-range facility plan to the school board Monday …

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Tax abatements amended with some City Council snap, crackle and pop

The Des Moines City Council voted 4-3 Monday to extend some deadlines under the city’s new tax abatement program for developers of multifamily units. The vote, a reversal of a council vote in October, followed …

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U.S. health care jobs to grow most in next decade

Health care occupations and industries are expected to have the fastest employment growth and to add the most jobs between 2014 and 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. More people in the …

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Ride the bus, feed the hungry on Thursday

Greater Des Moines residents can help fight hunger in Polk County by riding Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority buses on Fares for Food Day, Thursday, Dec. 10. All cash fares and donations made into …