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Swift leaves Holmes Murphy

Holmes Murphy & Associates Inc. announced Friday that its former president, CEO and chairman, Jim Swift, has left the company after a distinguished 35-year career with the West Des Moines-based insurance broker.

 

Swift and …

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Riverboat rides coming to Raccoon River Park?

The West Des Moines parks department is considering a proposal for a riverboat operation on Blue Heron Lake at Raccoon River Park in West Des Moines, KCCI reports. The boat has operated on the Des …

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Simon ups the ante for Southride Mall owner

The Macerich Co. said in a filing today with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it has received a second, higher offer from Simon Property Group Inc. for the 51 regional malls it owns, …

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Lawmakers consider changes to absentee voting

State lawmakers are considering changes to Iowa’s absentee voter registration law after discovering some ballots have been thrown out because they aren’t postmarked, IowaWatch reported.

Iowa law says absentee ballots may arrive after an election …

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Feenstra calls for D.M. boycott because of Water Works lawsuit

KCCI: State Sen. Randy Feenstra, a Republican from Hull, is calling for rural Iowans to boycott Des Moines by shopping and vacationing in other areas of the state. He’s mad about Des Moines Water Works’ federal …

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Drake plans seminar on government surveillance and other privacy issues

Drake University will hold a Constitutional Law Symposium from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. April 11 examining government surveillance and other privacy issues. The session is free for those with a Drake identification card and for people …

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TAI plans pitch competition

Iowa entrepreneurs will be able to take part in a pitch competition just before the 10th annual Prometheus Awards. Pitch & Grow Des Moines, a pitch competition, will be held from 8 a.m. to noon April 16 …

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FAA approves Amazon drone test flights

Amazon.com Inc.’s  hopes of delivering shipments to customers via drones got a little more real Thursday as federal regulators granted the company approval to test its unmanned aircraft, Fortune reported.

 

The Federal Aviation Administration gave …

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Events drawing visitors to Greater Des Moines, week of March 22

Account Name  Event Name Arrival Date Departure Date  Attendees Meeting Venue  City Professional Photographers of Iowa Convention 2015 3/20/2015 3/24/2015 370 Holiday Inn Airport & Conference Center Des Moines National Square Dance Convention NSDC Pre-Convention…
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Breakfast for students still a good idea

A study from the University of Iowa found that free school breakfasts help students from low-income families perform better academically. The results confirmed the general thoughts from many other studies that eating breakfast is important for students …