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VOTE: Which board is the most influential?

We want to know which board of directors the business community thinks is the most influential in Greater Des Moines.   So, for the fourth straight year, we’re opening a vote that gives you the…
By CHRIS CONETZKEY | Sep 3, 2015
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Loan growth fuels profitability of Iowa banks

Iowa banks are outpacing their national counterparts in loan growth, according to reports today from the Iowa Bankers Association and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.


In Iowa, banks issued more than $50.8 billion in loans…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Sep 2, 2015
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Wellman to provide new home for jazz

In a way, opening a jazz club is the climax of a coming-of-age story for both a kid who’s grown up a performer and the arts and culture scene that has sprung to life around…
By DSM MAGAZINE STAFF | Sep 2, 2015
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Iowa Department of Revenue index foretells weakening of state economy

The Iowa Leading Indicators Index dropped for the seventh consecutive month in July, marking the fourth month this year in which the index has met the two key measures that signal a coming contraction: a …
By BPC Staff | Sep 2, 2015
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Free workshop on how to deal with an active shooter in the workplace

The Des Moines Downtown Chamber of Commerce and the Des Moines Police Department will offer area businesses training on how to deal with an active shooter in the workplace. The workshop is noon to 1 …
By BPC Staff | Sep 2, 2015
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IRS rule would change health plans’ minimum value definition

The Internal Revenue Service has added a requirement that employer-sponsored health plan benefits must include substantial coverage of inpatient hospital and physician services for the plan to count as providing minimum value, the Journal of Accountancy …
By BPC Staff | Sep 2, 2015
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ISU partners with employers for mock interview program

The Iowa State University College of Human Sciences career services office this month will begin offering a new mock interview program with actual employers, rather than staff members, to help students practice speaking with recruiters …
By BPC Staff | Sep 2, 2015
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Reports provide snapshot of a slumping economy

U.S. private employers added fewer than expected workers in August, but the labor market momentum likely remains strong enough for the Federal Reserve to consider an interest rate hike this year, Reuters reported.


However, two additional…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Sep 2, 2015
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Gazette Co. sells KCRG-TV9 to Atlanta-based company

Cedar Rapids-based Gazette Co., which operates Iowa’s largest locally owned news organization, Tuesday sold its TV station and the station’s online operation — KCRG-TV9 and KCRG.com. The Cedar Rapids Gazette reports that with the purchase, new owner …
By BPC Staff | Sep 2, 2015
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Dahl’s bankruptcy could leave small sum for employees

After paying off all its creditors, bankrupt Dahl’s Food Inc. could have only $1 million to divide among about 900 members of the company’s employee stock ownership plan, according to a document filed Aug. 17 …
By BPC Staff | Sep 2, 2015