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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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Cafe di Scala to host next Downtown chamber restaurant luncheon

The Downtown Des Moines Chamber of Commerce will host its next event in the Restaurant Luncheon Series at Cafe di Scala, 644 18th St. The Sept. 30 luncheon will begin at noon and will focus …
By BPC Staff | Sep 24, 2015
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Monsanto to pivot into ag big-data field

Monsanto Co., which last month abandoned a $46 billion bid to buy Syngenta AG, plans to offer its shareholders a new corporate vision: a future in big data, Reuters reported.


Monsanto executives are seeking to reposition…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Sep 24, 2015
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Bravo accepting capital campaign and project grant applications

Bravo Greater Des Moines is now accepting applications for FY16 Capital Campaign & Project grants. Eligible nonprofit arts and culture organizations may apply for funding for comprehensive capital campaigns and capital projects such as renovations …
By BPC Staff | Sep 23, 2015
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Wellmark Foundation opens voting on community health projects

Earlier this summer, The Wellmark Foundation announced a new Community Kickstarter grant program that will provide up to $10,000 to 35 projects in Iowa and South Dakota focused on making communities more active or improving …
By BPC Staff | Sep 23, 2015
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Event Oct. 19: DMACC STEM Festival for young students

Des Moines Area Community College will host its second-annual free STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) Festival from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 19 at the FFA Enrichment Center Atrium on the Ankeny campus. The …
By BPC Staff | Sep 23, 2015
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Event Oct. 2: Pregracke to deliver Iowa Environmental Council keynote

Chad Pregracke, president and founder of Quad Cities-based river cleanup organization Living Lands & Waters, will give the keynote address at the Iowa Environmental Council’s annual conference Oct 2 at Drake University. The council is …
By BPC Staff | Sep 23, 2015