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Symetra to be acquired by Japanese insurer for $3.8 billion

The Sumitomo Life Insurance Company of Japan said Tuesday it has agreed to acquire Symetra Financial Corp., an American provider of insurance and financial products, for about $3.8 billion, The New York Times reported.


The deal…
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Des Moines Social Club to host inaugural Cloris Awards

The best in Des Moines theater will be honored Aug. 30 at the inaugural Greater Des Moines Cloris Leachman Excellence in Theatre Arts Awards, informally known as the Cloris Awards. The event, organized by the …

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Women of Innovation Awards nominations open

The Technology Association of Iowa is accepting nominations for the annual Women of Innovation awards. The categories focus on women in the science, technology, engineering and math communities, in business or academia. Students also will …

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Django restaurant names Van Tuyl as new general manager

Orchestrate Hospitality has named Kris Van Tuyl general manager of Django restaurant. Van Tuyl previously worked as food and beverage director at the Holiday Inn Downtown, where he oversaw menu development and operations for the …

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Alliant agrees to buy solar energy from customers

Alliant Energy, Iowa’s second-largest power company, has abandoned its position of refusing to buy excess power from rooftop power-generating systems on schools, government buildings, businesses and homes, reports DesMoinesRegister.com. That meant customers would not be credited on …

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Home sales in July up from a year ago

Greater Des Moines home sales climbed to 1,299 in July from 1,172 a year ago, while pending sales increased over the year to 1,366 from 1,081, the Des Moines Area Association of Realtors said today. …

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Warren County business grant competition is underway

Warren County Economic Development Corp.’s second annual Warren County Small Business Grant contest is underway. Small businesses and startups can enter the competition here. The deadline is midnight Sept.14. Three finalists in the existing business and startup …

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Rise Broadband receives award to serve rural Iowa

Denver-based Rise Broadband has been awarded $16.9 million through the Federal Communications Commission’s Rural Broadband Experiment program to expand broadband and telephone in five states, including Iowa. The award was made to the company’s Skybeam …

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Des Moines board gets first look at 7th and Grand development project

We’re looking four years into the future, to a time when gawkers might look at the 17-story structure rising from the northwest corner of Seventh Street and Grand Avenue and not take real notice of…
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Airport board: Guard lease delays will cost taxpayers, delay terminal project

The National Guard Bureau’s refusal to sign a deal on a new lease for the Iowa Air National Guard base at the Des Moines airport is costing taxpayers and ratepayers money, blocking economic development and…