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DART’s Presutti gets 3 percent raise

The board of the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority on Tuesday voted to give General Manager Elizabeth Presutti a 3 percent raise, retroactive to July 1. That changes her $137,254 base to $141,362. There …

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Principal’s foundation awards $50,000 grant for library computers

The Principal Financial Group Foundation has awarded a $50,000 grant to the Des Moines Public Library Foundation for the Technology Fund Campaign. The grant will help with the purchase of new computers for the nearly …

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Be wary of these top investment scams

If an investment deal sounds too good to be true, it usually is, cautions the Iowa Insurance Division, which has released its annual list of top investor threats.


The message for investors: Be careful out…
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Iowa Business Council to focus on workforce development, attraction, retention

The Iowa Business Council this year plans to focus on promoting workforce development, attraction and retention.


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The council – which represents the top executives of the …

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Drake student strikes deal to live, perform at retirement community

As students across the nation prepare to return to college campuses following a winter break spent with friends and family, one student in Iowa is getting ready to move in with some uncommon housemates.


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Metro house prices to rise 3.5% through November 2016

Greater Des Moines houses prices increased 5 percent for the year ended in November and are expected to rise a more modest 3.5 percent through November 2016, real estate analytics firm CoreLogic Inc. said today. …

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MPO asks for projects wish list

The Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization wants your help in picking which projects to finance. MPO is considering 27 projects, including trails, streetscapes, new buses, and road construction. More than $47.9 million in projects …

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Investment giant to unveil plans today to buy Mills Fleet Farm

Family-owned and Minnesota-based Mills Fleet Farm has agreed to sell to New York-based KKR, one of the country’s largest investment concerns that has holdings in various industries totaling about $100 billion, the Minneapolis StarTribune reported. Terms of …

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Anderson named Drake Law School dean

 

Jerry Anderson

Jerry Anderson has been named dean of Drake University Law School, effective July 1. Anderson, the Richard M. and Anita Calkins Distinguished Professor of Law at Drake, succeeds Ben Ullem, who is currently serving …

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DNR stocks trout in Bondurant, Ames

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will release trout in seven locations this winter, including Bondurant and Ames. You’ll need a fishing license and a trout stamp to go after them. The daily limit is …