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Meta Financial reports gain in net income

Meta Financial Group Inc. reported fiscal 2015 third-quarter net income of $4.6 million, or 66 cents per share, compared with $4.2 million, or 68 cents per share, for the prior third quarter. Fiscal year-to-date net income …

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Demolition begins on Riverfront YMCA building

Demolition crews are beginning to tear out the interior of the shuttered Riverfront YMCA and are scheduled to begin demolishing the shorter parts of the building in the next two weeks, reports DesMoinesRegister.com. The eight-story residential tower …

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American Equity operating earnings up 32 percent

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. is benefiting significantly from the recent withdrawal of a competitor’s product from the market. The West Des Moines-based fixed index annuities company’s second-quarter earnings soared to $82.8 million, up …

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National insurance group fights cyber risks

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has launched three new initiatives to fight cybersecurity risks.

 

They are:

A Consumer Cybersecurity Bill of Rights that is out for public comment. The document is intended to…
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MultiCultural Market to debut on Sixth Avenue

A new local market is set to debut next month in Des Moines’ Sixth Avenue neighborhood.

 

On Tuesday, 6th Avenue Corridor, the neighborhood development group dedicated to the revitalization of Sixth Avenue from Interstate …

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Branstad’s chief of staff to step down

Matt Hinch, chief of staff for Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds, will leave the office Aug. 7 to take a job in the private sector, according to a news release. Hinch, 35, …

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Gannett Co. reports rise in second-quarter earnings

Gannett Co. Inc. reported its second-quarter earnings today, its first earnings report since the company split its print operations from digital and broadcast properties, creating a new company, TEGNA, to oversee the latter. Gannett, which …

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Iowa Events Center brings in record profit for FY2015

Spectra, the management company for the Iowa Events Center, presented a check to the Polk County Board of Supervisors today for more than $1.9 million, representing profits generated from the venue during fiscal year 2015. …

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Vilsack promises $700 million for avian flu fight

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told about 300 people at a Des Moines conference this week that the federal government will spend $700 million in 21 states, including Iowa, to deal with avian flu issues, …

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Mortgage applications rise as rates go down

Home mortgage applications edged up last week while interest rates moved lower, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association, Reuters reported. The association said its seasonally adjusted index of mortgage application activity, which includes both refinancing and home …