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Event, Oct. 14: Taxpayers group hosts forum on small-business taxes

The Taxpayers Association of Central Iowa will hold a free forum of small business experts talking about best practices in relation to taxes and government regulations. The panel includes Stephen Logsdon, owner and operator of …
By BPC Staff | Sep 29, 2015
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Startup job creation lagging since recession

Startups accounted for 2 percent of new jobs in 2013, reaching a historic low that was aided in its descent by the Great Recession of 2008-2009, according to a recent report from the U.S. Census…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Sep 29, 2015
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Iowa Healthcare Collaborative granted $32.5 million

The Iowa Healthcare Collaborative has been selected by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to participate in a four-year quality-of-care initiative that will support clinicians in Iowa and five other states.


The collaborative,…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Sep 29, 2015
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West Bank is a ‘Sm-All Star’ for fourth year in a row

West Bancorporation Inc. continues to be a darling of investment banking firm Sandler O’Neill + Partners LP, and it’s all about performance. The West Des Moines-based parent of West Bank has been included for the …
By BPC Staff | Sep 29, 2015
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Innovas Technologies wins Pappajohn venture competition

Innovas Technologies won the first-place prize of $25,000 in this year’s John Pappajohn Iowa Entrepreneurial Venture Competition. Innovas Technologies designs, manufactures and distributes shell and tube cleaning technology for heat exchangers. Fanstreamm claimed $15,000 for second place for …
By BPC Staff | Sep 29, 2015
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DOT director Trombino elected to national post

Iowa Department of Transportation Director Paul Trombino has been elected president of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. “Transportation powers the creation of wealth across the United States, unleashing opportunity for economic …
By BPC Staff | Sep 29, 2015
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Media General bidder calls Meredith deal ‘value-destructive’

Officials from the company that wants to buy Media General Inc. oppose the Virginia company’s offer to buy Meredith Corp., reports DesMoinesRegister.com. In a letter sent to Media General executives, Nexstar Broadcasting Group Inc. Chairman and CEO …
By BPC Staff | Sep 29, 2015
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Event Oct. 4: Leadership group hosts multicultural market

A monthly multicultural market on Sixth Avenue in Des Moines will be hosted from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4, by the African-American Leadership Academy and the 6th Avenue Corridor, a designated Urban …
By BPC Staff | Sep 29, 2015
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ISU students to pitch new events for Komen charity

Iowa State University is partnering with Susan G. Komen Iowa this semester to help the nonprofit expand its event portfolio beyond the well-known Race for the Cure held each October.


ISU students taking the event…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Sep 29, 2015
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Construction employment on the rise in Greater Des Moines

Construction companies working in Greater Des Moines added 400 jobs over the year that ended in August, according to industry group Associated General Contractors of America. At the end of August, Greater Des Moines construction …
By BPC Staff | Sep 28, 2015
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