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American Advertising Awards calls for ADDY entries

The American Advertising Awards has issued its call for entries for the 2016 American Advertising Awards competition. The annual competition recognizes exceptional advertising in the Des Moines metropolitan market. All entries must be received by …

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Baird named chairwoman of Iowa Chamber Alliance

The Iowa Chamber Alliance has named Dee Baird, president and CEO of the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance, as chairwoman. She replaces Chairman Jay Byers, CEO of the Greater Des Moines Partnership. The Iowa Chamber …

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American Equity declares 17th consecutive annual dividend

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.’s board of directors has declared an annual cash dividend of 22 cents per share to owners of its common stock, a 10 percent increase from the year-ago dividend. The …

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Iowa’s unemployment rate falls slightly

Iowa’s unemployment rate fell to a seasonally adjusted 3.5 percent in October, down slightly from 3.6 percent the month before. A year ago, the rate stood at 4.3 percent. The national unemployment rate was 5…
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Downtown Winter Farmers Market today and Saturday

The Downtown Winter Farmers Market presented by UnityPoint Health will take place today and tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Capital Square at 400 Locust St. and Kaleidoscope at the Hub mall at 555 …

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Uniform company G&K settles discrimination case for $1.8M

The U.S. Department of Labor has reached a $1.8 million settlement with nine facilities of G&K Services, including one in Pleasant Hill, to remedy systemic hiring and pay discrimination violations. G&K Services, which provides work …

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Bravo awards $450,000 for local arts, culture

Bravo Greater Des Moines has awarded $450,000 in 2016 capital grants to eight Central Iowa arts, cultural and heritage organizations.  


Infrastructure support for the arts continues to be a critical need in Central Iowa.…
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DM gasoline prices hit $1.99 a gallon as oil prices fall again

Filling stations around Des Moines were selling unleaded ethanol blends for $1.99 a gallon today after U.S. crude oil prices dropped below $40 a barrel. A persistent global oil glut and rising U.S. stockpiles are …

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REG’s Stone, farmer Heck named to national biodiesel board

Renewable Energy Group Inc. executive Chad Stone and Perry area soybean farmer Ron Heck have been elected to the National Biodiesel Board. Stone, who is chairman of the Iowa Biodiesel Board, is Ames-based REG’s chief financial officer. …

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Ted Townsend selling his artifacts

Philanthropist Ted Townsend, the vision behind what is now the Ape Cognition & Conservation Initiative and a failed proposal for a rain forest dome near Iowa City, is selling some of his art and artifacts …