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Summer reading for ‘informed’ Iowans

Don’t we all make this choice when preparing our summer reading list: mind candy or economic reports from the Iowa Legislative Services Agency? Around the Business Record, we opt for the latter, seriously. Here are …

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Continental Western’s Pearce to lead 2016 March of Dimes fundraiser

Aaron Pearce, general counsel for Continental Western Group in Des Moines, will be the 2016 March for Babies chair, the March of Dimes announced. The event, which is the charity’s largest annual fundraiser, is aimed …

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State gives environment awards to Fourmile, Blank Park Zoo

This year’s recipients of the state’s Environmental Excellence Awards include the Blank Park Zoo and the Fourmile Creek Watershed Management Authority in Des Moines. “The vision and initiatives undertaken by the award recipients to benefit …

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Raygun’s top designer opens his own print shop

John Bosley, formerly Raygun’s top designer, has started his own print shop in the basement of his home. Bosley, 34, said he won’t compete with Raygun by printing slogan shirts, but plans to put his …

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32-story residential tower, movie theater proposed for downtown Des Moines

Justin Mandelbaum, whose novel idea for a self-contained artists’ community is taking shape along the north gateway to downtown Des Moines, is trying again to bring a movie theater to the Court Avenue district, this …

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Food trucks to roll onto Capitol complex

The Iowa Department of Administrative Services officially is jumping on the food truck bandwagon. The department announced this week a new pilot program that will allow mobile food vendors to set up shop in the …

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June home sales down from May, up from a year ago

Greater Des Moines home sales advanced 16 percent in June over the same time last  year, the Des Moines Area Association of Realtors said today. After being on the market an average of 66 days, …

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New leg of Southeast Connector opens today

The Southeast Connector project reaches another milestone today with the opening of the segment of Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway from Southeast Ninth Street to Southeast 15th Street. The roadway opened to traffic at 9 …

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Report: Iowa could get 41 percent of its electricity from wind

Wind energy could provide 41 percent of Iowa’s electricity by 2020, and could more than triple by 2030, the American Wind Energy Association found in a report to be released next week. Iowa could produce …

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Greater Des Moines exports reached record $1.4 billion in 2014

Greater Des Moines set a new trade record in 2014, according to data released today by the U.S. Department of Commerce. Goods exports from the Des Moines-West Des Moines area totaled $1.4 billion last year, …