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The American Lung Association’s annual “State of the Air” report gave Polk County an “A.” The association, using U.S. Environmental Protection Agency data, grades metro areas on smog and particle pollution. The report indicates that …
The Iowa House passed House File 656 by a vote of 84-9 today. The bill creates a chemical production tax credit and modifies several other incentive programs, including the workforce housing a brownfield/grayfield tax credits. The bill also extends …
Join the friendly competition – workplace against workplace – during the 2015 Bike to Work Challenge that begins May 1. The annual challenge enables employees to register and track their miles online to see who can bike …
A new report from the global Entrepreneurs’ Organization says investment in small business in Iowa and across the U.S. is paying off.
EO’s biannual Global Entrepreneur Indicator found that 50 percent of companies increased …
Iowa State University economist Catherine Kling has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences.
She is the 11th ISU faculty member and the first female professor at the school to receive …
Veridian Credit Union is asking Greater Des Moines nonprofit organizations to nominate inspiring volunteers, some of whom will be named credit union VIPs, or Volunteers Inspiring Progress. Veridian is hosting the campaign in celebration of …
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship reported that that four more suspected cases of bird flu have been found in commercial poultry farms in Buena Vista and Kossuth counties. The state already was investigating eight …
Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. reported net income of $482 million, or 88 cents per share, in the first quarter, up from $443 million and 80 cents per share in the year-ago period, according to …
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. on Wednesday reported first-quarter 2015 net income of $5.9 million, or 7 cents per common share, compared with a first-quarter 2014 net loss of $9.8 million, or 13 cents …
XPO Logistics Inc. has agreed to buy France’s Norbert Dentressangle SA for $3.53 billion, including debt, in a deal it says will make it one of the top 10 logistics company in the world, Reuters reported. XPO’s …
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