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City delays deadline for transload facility proposals

The city of Des Moines has extended a deadline for companies to reply to its request for proposals from potential operators for a proposed rail transloading facility on the city’s east side.


“We pushed back…
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Sen. Joni Ernst retires from Iowa National Guard

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst has retired from the Iowa Army National Guard. Calling her time in the military one of her “greatest honors,” Ernst announced Tuesday that she had retired. In a statement, she said …

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Yanney inducted into Iowa Business Hall of Fame

The Greater Des Moines Committee has named Charese Yanney, James Hubbell III and James Tyler to the Iowa Business Hall of Fame for their outstanding contributions to the development and enhancement of Iowa’s business climate.…
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All combat roles now open to women, defense secretary says

The New York Times: In a historic transformation of the American military, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said on Thursday that the Pentagon would open all combat jobs to women. “There will be no exceptions,” Carter …

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Guest Opinion: Flex your buying power this season

It’s the season for spending, and for most of us, a time for facing the challenge of today’s marketplace. Whether retail store, catalog or online, women have tremendous power as consumers.

It’s known that women…
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VIDEO: ‘It’s not a gender issue; it’s an economic issue’

      In October, NEXUS Executive Women’s Alliance announced the launch of its EPIC Corporate Challenge at a luncheon for Central Iowa CEOs at the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden.

The EPIC Challenge invites…
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SURVEY: How working parents share the load at home

A recent Pew Research study on how couples share the responsibility of running a household reveals a different set of perceptions on how men and women share those duties.   The findings — based on…
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Judge halts deceptive fundraising by newspaper archive company

An international newspaper archiving company and related nonprofit, both with Cedar Rapids ties, have been barred from using a pre-checked box to obtain charitable donation authorizations from the company’s subscribers, through an agreement with Iowa …

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USDA names Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust as business lender of year

The U.S. Department of Agriculture named Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust as Business Lender of the Year. Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust used $38 million from the USDA’s loan program to assist seven businesses in …

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Event Dec. 7: USDA top hold session on broadband successes today

The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans a roundtable discussion today on the use of federal funding in broadband expansions in Iowa. The event is at 1:30 p.m at Iowa Network Services, 7760 Office Plaza Drive …