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SW 9th Street businesses seek improvement district

Friends of SW 9th and the Southwest Ninth Merchants Association are proposing a special taxing zone called a self-supported municipal improvement district, or SSMID, to pay for improvements along a four-mile stretch of the road, reports …
By BPC Staff | Jul 23, 2015
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REG expands working capital line of credit

Renewable Energy Group Inc. announced Wednesday that it has expanded its line of credit agreement with Wells Fargo Capital Finance LLC from $40 million to $60 million. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange …
By BPC Staff | Jul 23, 2015
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Broadlawns, UnityPoint among ‘Most Wired’

Two Greater Des Moines health systems again have garnered national recognition for their use of information technology to advance patient care.

 

Broadlawns Medical Center was recognized for a fifth consecutive year, and UnityPoint Health was recognized …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Jul 22, 2015
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Newton outreach initiative named Program of the Year

The Iowa City Manager’s Association has named the city of Newton’s “Get to Know Newton” community outreach program as its Program of the Year. The award is presented to recognize an innovative and successful program. …
By BPC Staff | Jul 22, 2015
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Project IOWA graduates 34

Project IOWA has 34 graduates in its first class of 2015. In the last three years, 202 participants have been trained in skilled manufacturing, business and health care positions. Of the participants, 76 percent of …
By BPC Staff | Jul 22, 2015
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CFO Systems merges with NexGen CFO

CFO Systems LLC, an Omaha-based provider of chief financial officer outsourcing, and NexGen CFO in Des Moines announced recently they are combining forces. NexGen CFO founder Pam Clearwater will step in to lead the Des …
By BPC Staff | Jul 22, 2015
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Harkin’s disability act to be celebrated July 26 at Drake event

The Harkin Institute for Public Policy and Citizen Engagement at Drake University and the Drake University Archives and Special Collections will make public on Sunday former U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin’s Americans with Disabilities Act congressional …
By BPC Staff | Jul 22, 2015
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Presidential forum on manufacturing set for November

Presidential candidates will take questions from manufacturers and workers at Vermeer Corp.’s headquarters in Pella on Nov. 2. The bipartisan forum is being sponsored by Vermeer, the National Association of Manufacturers and Iowa Public Television, …
By BPC Staff | Jul 22, 2015
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Des Moines to consider adding two more urban renewal areas

The Des Moines City Council is expected to hear plans next month for two urban renewal areas, one a fresh entry into the city’s development future after an annexation in 2009 of land in Warren …
By BPC Staff | Jul 22, 2015
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UNI real estate program among the best in the country

The University of Northern Iowa has the 12th-best degreed real estate program in the country, according to a website that, among other things, also tells renters where to find the best surfing waters in the …
By BPC Staff | Jul 22, 2015