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Des Moines board gets first look at 7th and Grand development project

We’re looking four years into the future, to a time when gawkers might look at the 17-story structure rising from the northwest corner of Seventh Street and Grand Avenue and not take real notice of…
By KENT DARR | Aug 11, 2015
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Airport board: Guard lease delays will cost taxpayers, delay terminal project

The National Guard Bureau’s refusal to sign a deal on a new lease for the Iowa Air National Guard base at the Des Moines airport is costing taxpayers and ratepayers money, blocking economic development and…
By PERRY BEEMAN | Aug 11, 2015
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Wind energy could mean thousands of Iowa jobs

A new study by Iowa State University economist Dave Swenson estimated a continued boom in Iowa wind energy development could mean 483 to 6,424 new jobs a year as the state meets carbon-cutting goals. The …
By BPC Staff | Aug 11, 2015
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City, developer set to cover federal loan for Gray’s Landing development

Sherman Associates Inc. will lend the city of Des Moines an estimated $7.4 million to cover any shortfall in an $8.5 million federal loan to feed development of the Gray’s Landing urban neighborhood between West…
By KENT DARR | Aug 11, 2015
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Branstad to hold education/workforce roundtables

Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds on Monday announced they will launch a series of roundtable meetings across the state to focus on ways to better align education and workforce initiatives to close…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Aug 11, 2015
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Josh Maurer joins Cemen Tech as CFO

Cemen Tech, the leader in the volumetric mixing industry, has hired a new chief financial officer. Josh Maurer, most recently the chief financial officer for LBS, a Des Moines-based manufacturer supplying the bookbinding industry, will…
By BPC Staff | Aug 11, 2015
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Organic grocery delivery service expanding to Iowa

Door to Door Organics, a Colorado-based natural and organic online grocer, announced plans to expand to the Des Moines market. The company, which currently serves 13 markets, focuses on partnering with local farmers and ranchers …
By BPC Staff | Aug 11, 2015
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U.S. continues wind energy boom

Wind power additions rebounded in 2014, with 4,854 megawatts of new capacity added in the United States, representing $8.3 billion in new investments, the U.S. Department of Energy reported. The wind industry grew to 65.9 gigawatts …
By BPC Staff | Aug 10, 2015
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Fortune 500 companies offer six-figure salaries

The best-paying 13 companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 shell out median annual salaries to workers of $115,000, according to a USA Today analysis of data from Glassdoor.com. Glassdoor anonymously compiles self-reported pay statistics from employees.…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Aug 10, 2015
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Code consortium accepting proposals

The Central Iowa Code Consortium is accepting code proposals for all International Code Councils construction and maintenance codes. Seven code committees, made up of local government and industry representatives, will review the 2015 editions of…
By BPC Staff | Aug 10, 2015