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Small employers who help pay health care costs could face fines

Small-business groups are warning their members about an Internal Revenue Service rule that took effect July 1 that imposes heavy fines on small businesses that make payments to their workers to defray the cost of …

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Senior housing co-op planned near Jordan Creek

A Minnesota real estate firm, in its first investment in metro Des Moines, is planning to build a senior housing cooperative in West Des Moines. Real Estate Equities Development LLC of Eagan, Minn., plans to …

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Report details payments to insurers under ACA

Health insurers found out Tuesday how much cash they’ll get and how much they’ll have to pay to other insurers as part of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 2014 reinsurance and risk-adjustment payments …

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VenuWorks to assume management of Iowa State Center

Iowa State University has selected a new management company to oversee the Iowa State Center, which includes Stephens Auditorium, Fisher Theater and the Scheman Building. Iowa State will begin a five-year agreement with Ames-based VenuWorks …

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Des Moines is “rising star” in finding success through art partnerships

Americans for the Arts, a leading national nonprofit organization for advancing arts and arts education, launched an essay series today featuring Greater Des Moines as one of many communities across the country that have profited …

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Iowa first to complete electronic processing of court documents

The statewide implementation of electronic filing in Iowa’s courts is complete, allowing residents of all 99 counties to file documents using the Internet and view the court docket and court documents for their case online …

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Community Foundation awards $100,000 grant to Anawim Housing

The Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines has awarded a $100,000 Leadership Grant to Anawim Housing in support of the organization’s Legacy Project. Anawim’s Legacy Project is the first step in a collaborative multi-phase project …

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World Food Prize goes to poverty fighter from Bangladesh

 

Fazle Hasan Abed of Bangladesh, founder and chairperson of an anti-poverty organization, has been named this year’s World Food Prize Laureate. Fazle, who was knighted by the British Crown in 2009, has led BRAC, …

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Mercy completes acquisition of Skiff Medical Center

Following months of study and discussion on the benefits of combining health care operations, Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines has completed its previously announced acquisition of Skiff Medical Center in Newton. Effective today, Skiff is a fully owned …

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Strong Towns exec: Walkers, not cars, drive cities

Charles Marohn, president of the nonprofit Strong Towns, told a Windsor Heights audience Tuesday that the most financially stable cities cater first to pedestrians, then to vehicle traffic.


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