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PayPal growing as a small-business lender

PayPal said today that it has loaned $500 million to small businesses since its launch of Working Capital a year and a half ago, VentureBeat reported. The company says that it issues $2 million a day in …

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YWRC Young Professionals Council plans fundraiser

Join the Young Women’s Resource Center’s Young Professionals Council on June 7 for Fun in the Sun, an event to be held at Jasper Winery from 2 to 4 p.m. The event serves as a …

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Wellmark seeks 28% increase for ACA plans

Significantly higher health claims costs last year among the portion of its members subject to the Affordable Care Act provisions have driven Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield to seek a 28 percent average base …

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Top tweets from the Partnership’s D.C. Trip

The Greater Des Moines Partnership will fly home tomorrow from its annual policy promoting journey to Washington, D.C., where at least 197 business representatives and community leaders are meeting with the congressional delegation and other …

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Iowa Speedway, 3M announce new sponsorship

Iowa Speedway in Newton recently announced that 3M will be the entitlement sponsor of the NASCAR XFINITY Series race on Sunday at 2 p.m., titled the 3M 250. As part of the newly formed partnership, …

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Airport board to consider airline incentives, Uber

The Des Moines Airport Authority Board on Tuesday will consider an incentive program of up to $750,000 to encourage flights to more destinations, or full service to current stops. An airline would be able  get …

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BirdDogHR poised for expansion in Urbandale

The Urbandale City Council will be asked to approve an economic development package that would allow human resources firm BirdDogHR to make a $3.3 million move from its present location on 100th Street to a …

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Nationwide’s net operating income up 11 percent

Nationwide on Friday reported net operating income of $391 million, up more than 11 percent from the same period last year. Net income for the first quarter of 2015 was $199 million, compared with $140 …

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Urbandale wants to clear up ZIP code confusion

The city of Urbandale wants the U.S. Postal Service to take note that Urbandale is, well, Urbandale, while Grimes and Johnston are, well, you probably get the drift.

 

Urbandale City Manager A.J. Johnson and …

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Women are more optimistic about business performance, NAWBO study finds

BY LIFT IOWA STAFF | @LiftIOWA

 

Women are more optimistic about business performance than they were in 2013, according to the 2015 State of Women-Owned Business Report, authored by the National Association of Women …