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Java Joe’s owners expand in Dubuque

Java Joe’s coffeehouse owners Tim and Amy Brehm plan to buy the German Bank Building for $612,000 from Premier Bank to “create a micro-roast coffee facility,” the Dubuque Telegraph-Herald reported. The sale is set to close Sept. …

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Applications open for Teach Iowa Scholar program

Iowa College Student Aid Commission is accepting applications for the 2015-16 Teach Iowa Scholar program. The Teach Iowa Scholar program helps meet the needs of Iowa schools by awarding up to $20,000 to teachers who …

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Casey’s earnings up 23 percent in its fiscal first quarter

Casey’s General Stores Inc. reported earnings per share of $1.57 for the first quarter of fiscal 2016, which ended July 31, compared with $1.28 per share for the same quarter a year ago. “The company …

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Grinnell benefactor Rosenfield featured in Money magazine

Joe Rosenfield, a Grinnell College alumnus whose investing acumen helped Grinnell turn $11 million into more than $1 billion for its endowment fund, was featured in a recent Money magazine article, “The 5 Most Successful Investors…
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Convention center hotel design unveiled, could be the first of many views

The Iowa Events Center Hotel Corp. got its first look at the the proposed design of a 330-room convention center hotel planned for Des Moines. The presentation came with this caveat: This is very much …

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Surgeon General calls for walkable communities

The discussion in Central Iowa about crafting urban designs that favor walking and bicycling got an assist from U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy Wednesday morning.


Murthy called on Americans to walk more to fight widespread…
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Convention and Visitors Bureau hires new VP of marketing

The Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau and Des Moines Area Sports Commission have hired Rachel Bolduc as vice president of marketing for both organizations. Bolduc comes to the CVB from FishBait Marketing, where …

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U.S. job openings rose in July

The number of job openings again rose 5.8 million at the end of July, the highest since December 2000, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The growth in job openings occurred mostly in …

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NAIC supports state choice on ‘small group’ definition

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ president testified before Congress today in support of the Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees (PACE) Act, the NAIC said in a release. NAIC President Monica Lindeen spoke on behalf of the …

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Event Sept. 10: Habitat for Humanity to host Key Awards

Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity will host the third annual Key Awards Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center at Veterans Memorial in downtown Des Moines. The Key Awards honor …