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MultiCultural Market to debut on Sixth Avenue

A new local market is set to debut next month in Des Moines’ Sixth Avenue neighborhood.

 

On Tuesday, 6th Avenue Corridor, the neighborhood development group dedicated to the revitalization of Sixth Avenue from Interstate …

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Branstad’s chief of staff to step down

Matt Hinch, chief of staff for Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds, will leave the office Aug. 7 to take a job in the private sector, according to a news release. Hinch, 35, …

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Gannett Co. reports rise in second-quarter earnings

Gannett Co. Inc. reported its second-quarter earnings today, its first earnings report since the company split its print operations from digital and broadcast properties, creating a new company, TEGNA, to oversee the latter. Gannett, which …

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Iowa Events Center brings in record profit for FY2015

Spectra, the management company for the Iowa Events Center, presented a check to the Polk County Board of Supervisors today for more than $1.9 million, representing profits generated from the venue during fiscal year 2015. …

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Vilsack promises $700 million for avian flu fight

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told about 300 people at a Des Moines conference this week that the federal government will spend $700 million in 21 states, including Iowa, to deal with avian flu issues, …

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Mortgage applications rise as rates go down

Home mortgage applications edged up last week while interest rates moved lower, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association, Reuters reported. The association said its seasonally adjusted index of mortgage application activity, which includes both refinancing and home …

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Coalition fights ‘Cadillac tax’ on health plans

An alliance that includes the nation’s largest health insurers as well as a broad-based group of employers, unions and other stakeholders on Tuesday formally launched a campaign to overturn the “Cadillac tax,” a 40 percent …

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ICN to use CenturyLink service

The Iowa Communications Network has added CenturyLink’s unified communications-as-a-service system to its product portfolio. ICN, which is part of the state government, operates a fiber optic broadband network. The new service will allow ICN’s education, …

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Grimes needs census workers

The city of Grimes will have a testing session at 5:30 p.m. today at City Hall for people who are interested in participating in a special census. Walk-ins are welcome. The city said it is …

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Iowa taxable sales up 5.6 percent in first quarter

Iowa’s taxable retail sales were up 5.6 percent in the first quarter of 2015 compared with the first quarter of 2014, according to a report released Tuesday by the Iowa Department of Revenue. Taxable sales for the …