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Art Week Des Moines to debut this year prior to annual Art Festival

A new multiday festival celebrating local artists will debut June 22-28. Co-creators David Safris and Liz Adelman are calling on the community — including individuals, businesses, venues and organizations — to host a variety of …
By BPC Staff | Apr 28, 2015
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Stowe to speak on civility

Des Moines Water Works CEO and General Manager Bill Stowe will speak on leadership and civility at a Wallace Centers of Iowa lunch May 13 at Wallace House, 756 16th St., Des Moines. Water Works …
By BPC Staff | Apr 28, 2015
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Apple in a ‘super cycle’

Apple Inc. is expected to reach a market capitalization of $1.1 trillion within the next year and “is in the midst of a transformational super cycle,” Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Brian White told MarketWatch. The firm raised its …
By BPC Staff | Apr 28, 2015
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Mini-grant funds ‘outdoor classroom’ at Fort Des Moines Park

This spring, educators and naturalists from Polk County Conservation will promote environmental stewardship to students at Studebaker Elementary and McCombs Middle School on Des Moines’ south side, Keep Iowa Beautiful announced. The program, “Getting Kids …
By BPC Staff | Apr 28, 2015
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ITA Group receives Spirit of Central Iowa award

United Way of Central Iowa has named ITA Group the recipient of the organization’s 2015 Spirit of Central Iowa Award.

 

The award is presented annually to one organization for excellence in all three categories …
By BPC Staff | Apr 28, 2015
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DuPont open to settlement with Trian

DuPont’s board is open to a negotiated settlement with activist Trian Fund Management in the run-up to the company’s annual shareholder meeting in May, Reuters reported, citing sources with knowledge of the situation. 

 

Despite the stalemate …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Apr 28, 2015
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Rider Corner interchange topic of public meeting

Public comments on proposed improvements to the Iowa HIghway 141 interchange at Interstate 35/80, also called Rider Corner, will be taken during a meeting from 5 to 6:30 p.m. May 5 at the Giovannetti Community …
By BPC Staff | Apr 28, 2015
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ISU provost participates in U.S.-Canada innovation forum

Meetings this week with Canadian officials could lead to further collaborations between Upper Midwest and Canadian universities. ISU Provost Jonathan Wickert participated in a series of events in Minneapolis April 26-27 with David Johnston, governor …
By BPC Staff | Apr 28, 2015
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Appeals court upholds lower valuation of Wellmark headquarters building

Polk County could decide this week whether to ask the Iowa Supreme Court to review a recent appellate court ruling that resulted in a $21 million cut in the property tax valuation of Wellmark Inc.’s …
By KENT DARR | Apr 28, 2015
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Market no longer ‘on steroids’

 

During baseball’s steroids era, it seemed like home run records were broken all the time, CNN Money reported. That’s what the bull market in stocks has felt like the past few years.

 

The S&P 500 …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Apr 27, 2015