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Meet the 2015 Women of Influence honorees

 

In last Friday’s issue, our staff wrote profile stories about all seven of the 2015 Women of Influence honorees, our CAPTRUST Woman Business Owner of the Year and the relatively new Meredith Emerging Woman …
By CHRIS CONETZKEY | Aug 3, 2015
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Midwest economic activity spiked in July

The Chicago PMI, an indicator of economic activity in the Midwest, was much stronger than expected in July with a reading of 54.7, up from 49.4 in June and higher than a measure of 50.8 …
By BPC Staff | Aug 3, 2015
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Three firms merge to form BerganKDV

Bergan Paulsen and Networking Solutions announced they have merged with KDV, a Minneapolis-based certified public accounting firm, effective July 1. The combined firm, BerganKDV, offers business planning and consulting, tax, audit and accounting, payroll and 401(k), technology, …
By BPC Staff | Aug 3, 2015
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REG to buy most of Imperium Renewables

Ames-based Renewable Energy Group Inc. plans to buy nearly all of the assets of Imperium Renewables Inc. The purchase will include a 100 million-gallon nameplate capacity biomass-based diesel refinery and deepwater port terminal at the …
By BPC Staff | Aug 3, 2015
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Waukee hires new marketing and communications director

Summer Evans, former marketing manager for Des Moines Performing Arts, will be the new marketing and communications director for the city of Waukee. Evans, who also worked as a communications specialist for the Iowa Association …
By Business Record Staff | Aug 3, 2015
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Urbandale wants to know where it’s going and what it will look like when it gets there

   

 

In late August, the city of Urbandale plans to take an introspective look at itself as a way of getting a handle on its future development.

 

The project was triggered by Eric …
By KENT DARR | Jul 31, 2015
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Gravitate plans big week

Gravitate will feature Scott Herren presenting a session called “Test, Validate, Grow” at noon Tuesday. He will talk about testing features, testing designs, testing landing pages and more. On Wednesday, Ryan Gerhardy of Next Level …
By BPC Staff | Jul 31, 2015
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Registration opens for dsmAgile conference

Agile Iowa, a Des Moines-based organization of Agile developers, business analysts and IT managers, will host its conference on Sept. 25 at the Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center in downtown Des Moines. The dsmAgile …
By BPC Staff | Jul 31, 2015
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Leadership author John Maxwell to speak in West Des Moines

New York Times best-selling author, coach, and speaker John Maxwell has selected West Des Moines as a host site for a live simulcast, L2L: LIVE2LEAD on Oct. 9. The half-day event will be powerful for …
By BPC Staff | Jul 31, 2015
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More than 40 U of I president candidates to be screened

Search committee members today begin evaluating the application material for dozens of candidates to serve as the next president of the University of Iowa,the Iowa City Press-Citizen reported. In a meeting via telephone on Thursday, the …
By BPC Staff | Jul 31, 2015