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Early registration for Global Insurance Symposium ends March 31

Early-bird registrations are being accepted through March 31 for the 2015 Global Insurance Symposium to be held May 26-28 at the Des Moines Marriott Downtown. The second annual event will provide a forum for insurance …

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BEA: Iowa ranked 49th in personal income growth

First, the bad news. Iowa’s 1.3 percent growth in personal income in 2014, over the year before, ranked next to last in the nation, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reported. Only Nebraska was worse, at 0.5 …

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IFA offers tax break for first-time home buyers

The Iowa Finance Authority today announced that eligible first-time Iowa home buyers are eligible for a federal income tax break of up to $2,000 per year for the life of their mortgage. Approximately 400 Iowa …

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Windstream board gives final approval to public REIT spinoff

Windstream Holdings Inc. said today that its board of directors has given final approval or the tax-free spinoff of select telecommunications network assets into Communications Sales & Leasing Inc., which will become an independent publicly …

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U.S. Bank taking applications for scholarships

U.S. Bank is offering current and prospective college students the opportunity to earn a $5,000 scholarship though the U.S. Bank Financial Genius Scholarship Program. To participate, applicants are required to complete eight online learning modules …

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Four Iowa-based companies on Forbes top employer list

Four Iowa-based companies are featured on the America’s Best Employers 2015 list released Wednesday by Forbes magazine. The list includes 500 companies and nonprofit organizations in 25 industries. Google Inc. was the overall best employer, based on …

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Iowa credit unions grew in fourth quarter

Iowa’s 107 credit unions finished 2014 with gains in lending and membership.

 

Fourth-quarter overall loan growth was 1.9 percent, bringing the 2014 increase to 12.1 percent, the Iowa Credit Union League reported. New vehicle loans were …

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Foreclosures, mortgage delinquencies dropped in January

Foreclosures made up 0.98 percent of active mortgages in January in Des Moines and West Des Moines, lower than the national foreclosure rate of 1.5 percent and down from the January 2014 rate of 1.6 …

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Winnebago upgrades paint system

Winnebago Industries Inc., one of the leading U.S. recreation vehicle manufacturers, has announced the installation of a $7 million state-of-the-art electro-deposition paint system in its motor home chassis prep facility in Forest City. “This new …

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Veridian Credit Union names new CEO

 

Monte Berg

The board of directors of Veridian Credit Union has named Monte Berg, currently senior vice president of finance, as its new CEO. He succeeds Jean Trainor, who announced in August 2014 that she …