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Water Works sees double-digit rate hikes ahead

Des Moines Water Works plans to raise rates for businesses and residents by about 10 percent next April, the largest increase of the past several years.

 

Brace yourself. CEO and General Manager Bill Stowe …

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Six Iowa architecture firms in top 300 nationally

The Architectural Record recently released its annual list of the top 300 architecture firms nationally, which includes six firms that are members of the American Institute of Architects Iowa Chapter: DLR Group, ranked 21st; Heery …

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SBA offers free disaster recovery webinar

In a recent study done by Staples, fewer than half of small businesses said they were prepared for severe emergencies. Learn how preparedness affects your company’s bottom line with a free one-hour webinar on Wednesday, …

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Iowa bankers: Moderate economic growth through rest of 2015

In its second Economic Forecast survey of bankers from across the state, the Iowa Bankers Association suggests Iowa’s economy will continue its moderate growth with a positive jobs outlook. “These improvements, combined with continued low …

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Deere donates $85,000 to Junior Achievement

Junior Achievement of Central Iowa announced this week that the John Deere Foundation has donated $85,000 this year to help support Junior Achievement programs in Greater Des Moines. “Kids need to know how to take …

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More than a quarter of U.S. major urban roads poor

While Iowa looks to restore hundreds of miles of pavement using new gas-tax receipts, the transportation research group TRIP finds that a quarter of major urban roads in the United States are in substandard or poor condition.…

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Understanding the Greek debt crisis at home and abroad

If it were left up to Socrates, Greece would have chugged the hemlock by now and had it over with. However, the economic decisions facing the Greek people and their government might perplex even today’s …

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Take the 2015 leaders survey

Survey closes at 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 29

  It’s time once again for the Business Record’s Leaders Survey, in which we poll leaders like you on key issues affecting the region’s business community.  …
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Attorneys general seek call-blocking capability for robocalls

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller on Wednesday called on five major phone companies to offer call-blocking technology to customers who want to block intrusive robocalls. In a letter that Miller and 44 other state attorneys general sent …

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HNI Corp. reports strong sales growth for second quarter

HNI Corp. today announced sales for the second quarter ended July 4 of $568.2 million, an increase of 12 percent from the year-ago period. Net income was $23.9 million, or 52 cents per diluted share. …