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Rural Mainstreet Index dips first time since March

The Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index fell for August from July’s tepid reading, according to the monthly survey of bank CEOs in rural areas of a 10-state region.  


Overall, the index sank to a…
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Volunteers needed to count bicyclists, walkers in Des Moines

Des Moines Parks and Recreation needs more than 100 volunteers to participate in the National Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation Project, which provides data that helps the city obtain grant funding for recreational trails and on-street …

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Business around Iowa

Tyson layoffs could hurt school funding in Denison DENISON – Enrollment in Denison community schools will likely drop this year because of massive layoffs announced at Tyson Foods here. That means a potential loss of…
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Prositions makes significant addition to global training library

Prositions Inc. of Urbandale, said Wednesday it has signed a multiyear agreement for the worldwide distribution rights of Media Learning International’s entire content library. Founded in 2010, MLI has an extensive library of video and digital content, …

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Workshift campaign to shine light on ‘good jobs’ at Iowa State Fair

A new national campaign that seeks to change the way Americans think and talk about “good jobs” will make a stop at the Iowa State Fair on Saturday. Workshift: Good Jobs for All asks American workers to …

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Finance specialist named to InvestmentNews 40 Under 40 class

Kellie Masters, 32, operations specialist for Wealth Advisors of Iowa, an affiliate of McGowen, Hurst, Clark & Smith, was named to the the 2015 40 Under 40 Class of the financial publication InvestmentNews. Winners were…
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Event Sept. 10: Why should millennials care about property taxes, local government?

The Taxpayers Association of Central Iowa will host a Sept. 10 educational panel focusing on why millennials should care about local government and property taxes. The panel consists of three young Central Iowa leaders: Emily…
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REG completes acquisition of Imperium Renewables

Renewable Energy Group Inc. on Wednesday completed its previously announced acquisition of substantially all the assets of Imperium Renewables Inc. REG paid Imperium $15 million in cash and issued 1.675 million shares of REG common …

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Lunch speakers to focus on integrated marketing strategies

Webspec Design of Urbandale is sponsoring an Aug. 25 lunch-and-learn forum on integrated marketing tactics. The event, from 11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., at Hotel Renovo, 11167 Hickman Road in Urbandale, features networking expert Danny …

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Amgen reaches $72 million drug settlement with states

Pharmaceutical company Amgen Inc. will pay the state of Iowa more than $972,000 to settle allegations that it improperly marketed two of its leading medications, Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller announced Wednesday. The settlement is …