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September house sales down from August, still above year-ago levels

With home sales occurring a scant 45 days on average after a house is listed for sale, the Des Moines Area Association of Realtors (DMAAR) is offering tips for closing a deal quickly. The tips …

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Iowa’s growth in tourism outpaces national average of last five years

Travel and tourism spending in Iowa has grown 5.94 percent in the past five years, slightly higher than the national average, according to an Iowa Tourism Office study. Travelers spent $8.06 billion in Iowa and …

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Princeton professor wins Nobel Prize in Economics

A 69-year-old Princeton University professor was awarded the 2015 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science for his analysis of consumption, poverty and welfare, Bloomberg Business reported.


The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Monday that Angus…
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Market soars, analysts yawn

While the Standard & Poor’s 500 climbed 3.3 percent last week for its biggest weekly gain of the year, some analysts weren’t dazzled, MarketWatch reported.The best-performing industry groups since Sept. 28 have included energy, materials and …

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Iowa sidesteps drought, flooding

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has a one-word description for Iowa’s moisture conditions for the year ending Sept. 30: normal. For a state that battled drought for years lately, and at times responded to …

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Coopera’s DeDios named Latino Business Person of the Year

Miriam De Dios, CEO of Coopera, a Hispanic market solutions company that advises credit unions, has been named Latino Business Person of the Year by the League of United Latin American Citizens of Iowa (LULAC). …

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$900,000 in grants to fund paid internships for three Iowa colleges

Three Iowa colleges will collectively receive more than $900,000 in three-year internship grants from Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corp., which will fund 537 paid internships for students with financial need. The grants are part …

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Land sales proceeds would benefit Southwest Ninth Street upgrades

The Des Moines City Council is expected to set an Oct. 26 hearing date for the sale of a city-owned lot to Hurd Real Estate Services Inc. for a retail development at the northeast corner…
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Big U.S. banks boost efforts to recruit, retain female employees

The Wall Street Journal: Under pressure to reduce the number of women dropping out of the banking industry, some of the biggest firms in the U.S. finance industry are going on the offensive. Recognizing they can’t …

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Women in Architecture traveling exhibit to stop in Iowa

The Women in Architecture Traveling Exhibit will be in Iowa Oct. 15-16 as part of the American Institute of Architecture Iowa Conference, held at Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center at Veterans Memorial in Des …