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Grant will establish Iowa monarch butterfly habitat on 3,311 acres

Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and Pathfinders RC&D have received a $227,400 grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to establish a monarch butterfly habitat on 3,311 acres of privately owned land …
By BPC Staff | Oct 21, 2015
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Midwest Energy News honors 2 young energy leaders

Midwest Energy News website has named two Iowans among its 40 Under 40 list highlighting emerging leaders’ work to accelerate the transition to a clean-energy economy. Paritosh Kasotia is the founder and CEO of the nonprofit Unfolding …
By BPC Staff | Oct 21, 2015
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Principal to launch deferred income annuity option

Principal Financial Group Inc. is adding a retirement plan product to its portfolio that will allow participants to purchase a deferred income annuity while they’re still contributing to their defined contribution plan. The Principal Pension …
By BPC Staff | Oct 21, 2015
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Retirement savings crisis worse for women

The retirement savings crisis in the United States is disproportionately a women’s crisis, Sallie Krawcheck, CEO of Ellevest, reports on Fast Company. Ellevest is a digital investment platform for women that will launch soon.


On average, U.S.…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Oct 21, 2015
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Architects were busy last month after an August slump

After a drop in billing activity in August, architects were busy at the boards in September, with a monthly index of billings for work that should be launched in the next nine months to a …
By BPC Staff | Oct 21, 2015
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DNR: Stores that won’t take can returns face tickets

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is urging local police to ticket stores that refuse to accept can and bottle returns or contract with a local redemption center under the state’s bottle deposit law, Iowa Public …
By BPC Staff | Oct 21, 2015
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Pheasant, quail populations rebound

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is expecting better pheasant hunting this fall after the population of the birds jumped 37 percent, based on the department’s roadside survey. The numbers were the highest in eight years. The …
By BPC Staff | Oct 21, 2015
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Event Oct. 22: TechBrew adds suds to Ames

The Technology Association of Iowa’s rolling tech-and-beer-fueled happy hour sets up in the M-Shop at Iowa State University’s Memorial Union at 5 p.m. Thursday. The informal gathering is for entrepreneurs, technologists, business people and funders …
By BPC Staff | Oct 21, 2015
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Event Oct. 27: Dubuque native Oscar-winning “Cove” documentarian to speak at ISU on “Racing Extinction”

Dubuque native Louie Psihoyos will present “Racing Extinction” at 8 p.m. Oct. 27, in the Iowa State University Memorial Union’s Great Hall. The speech is free and open to the public. Psihoyos won an Oscar in 2010 …
By BPC Staff | Oct 21, 2015
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Employers lean on health benefits to attract workers

In the face of stagnant wages, a good health insurance plan has become a more vital tool than ever for hiring, according to a recent survey from the Society for Human Resource Management, Bloomberg Business…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Oct 21, 2015