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Event Oct. 25: Mid-America Trails & Greenways Conference

The Mid-America Trails & Greenways Conference will run today through Sunday at the Embassy Suites Conference Center in Des Moines. The conference will feature trail experts and users discussing the latest techniques and strategies. Central Iowa has …
By BPC Staff | Sep 25, 2015
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Initiative to build on childhood trauma research

A new community initiative will launch next week with the message that caring connections develop healthy brains, supportive relationships and strong communities.


Connections Matter is inspired by recent research showing that trauma, especially in childhood, can…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Sep 25, 2015
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Hy-Vee seeks tax credits for HQ expansion

Hy-Vee Inc. is seeking a tax rebate from the city of West Des Moines for the expansion of its corporate office and conference center, as well as an extension on its construction deadline, The Des Moines …
By BPC Staff | Sep 24, 2015
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Biotech stocks falter

After a seven-year bull run, biotech stocks are weakening, MarketWatch.com reported. A Sunday New York Times article highlighted a price increase of the drug used to treat infection that quick jumped to $750 per dose from $13.50,…
By BPC Staff | Sep 24, 2015
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Meta Financial to raise $5.7 million with private placement

Meta Financial Group Inc. today announced that it has entered into a purchase agreement in which it will sell an aggregate of 135,625 shares of common stock for approximately $5.7 million to Brookside Equity Partners …
By BPC Staff | Sep 24, 2015
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Event Sept. 29: Legends in Manufacturing dinner

Five Iowa manufacturing leaders will be recognized during an inaugural Legends in Manufacturing Awards dinner on Sept. 29. Elevate Iowa, an advanced manufacturing program of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry, will host the …
By BPC Staff | Sep 24, 2015
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Event Sept. 29: Partnership offers Public Service Academy

The Greater Des Moines Partnership and partners will stage a Public Service Academy from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 29 at the Des Moines Central Library. The event, co-sponsored by the Greater Des Moines Leadership…
By BPC Staff | Sep 24, 2015
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Demand for trucking hits record level

A recovering U.S. economy is driving record demand for trucking, the Wall Street Journal reports.


Still, the smaller operators who make up the majority of the 470,000 for-hire fleets say they’re missing out on the boom…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Sep 24, 2015
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NDC teams with real estate firm to build apartments south of downtown

The Neighborhood Development Corp. plans to build a $25 million apartment complex south of downtown Des Moines with the help of TMG Properties, a local real estate firm investing in the project, reports DesMoinesRegister.com. The 172-apartment Dunham …
By BPC Staff | Sep 24, 2015
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Farmland prices fall 11.3 percent

Iowa farmland values dropped an average of 11.3 percent in the year that ended in September, the Realtors Land Institute’s Iowa chapter reported. There were signs that the rate at which prices are falling has …
By BPC Staff | Sep 24, 2015
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