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Iowa affordable housing conference scheduled for September

The Iowa Finance Authority will host housing professionals from throughout the state Sept. 9-10 at the Coralville Marriott for the HousingIowa Conference, which will showcase the benefits affordable housing has on communities. The event is …

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Dee Zee to expand its Pleasant Hill manufacturing plant

Dee Zee Inc. will build a new 80,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Pleasant Hill, creating 150 new production jobs. The company faces growing demand for its truck accessories, it said in a news release. The new …

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Iowa receives $190,000 for small business export assistance

Iowa will receive $190,000 through a U.S. Small Business Administration program designed to support activities to increase exporting by small businesses. The State Trade and Export Promotion (STEP) program award is part of $17.4 million …

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Applications open for immigrant business owner competition

Immigrant small business owners may now apply for the Underwriting Exposed Competition to be held at the Immigrant Entrepreneurs Summit on Nov. 21 at the FFA Enrichment Center at Des Moines Area Community College in …

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Norfolk Southern land deal off for now

  Click to see full downtown map   Contracts have expired for the purchase of the largest development parcel in downtown Des Moines as a well as a smaller, related piece of land, but the…
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Hanser & Associates announces staff changes

West Des Moines marketing firm Hanser & Associates has announced several key leadership changes within the organization. First, C. Ryan Hanser has moved into the role of president and principal of the company. Senior vice …

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Deadline for Celebrate Business Awards approaches

The deadline for applications for the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s annual Celebrate Business Awards is Sept. 2. The Celebrate Business Awards promote the development of the Greater Des Moines business community by publicly acknowledging unique …

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New homes sales increase in every region of the country but the Midwest

Sales of new single-family homes rose 5.4 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 507,000 units in July, according to federal reports. “Our builders are reporting higher traffic and more serious buyers, and are …

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Agent sentenced for falsifying Kansas policies as Iowans’

A Kansas man who used his Iowa insurance producer license to sell policies to Kansas residents and then passed them off to the insurers as Iowa residents to fraudulently collect commissions has been sentenced to …

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Principal Charity Classic sets sixth consecutive fundraising record

The 2015 Principal Charity Classic has generated a record $1,402,487 for Central Iowa children’s charities, the sixth consecutive year the tournament has broken the previous year’s record for dollars raised. Sponsored by the Principal Financial…