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Earn more, live longer

No matter how much you earn, people who earn more than you are likelier to be healthier and live longer, Bloomberg reported.

 

At least that is the takeaway from a new report by researchers at the Urban …

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Bravo now accepting cultural enrichment grant applications

Bravo Greater Des Moines is now accepting applications for its 2015-16 Cultural Enrichment Grant cycle. The grant program provides operating support to Central Iowa arts, culture and heritage organizations. Information, guidelines and the application are …

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Airport passenger traffic up 2.9 percent in March

Passenger traffic continued steady growth at Des Moines International Airport in March, rising 2.9 percent to 200,959.  For the year, traffic was up 2.4 percent, to 549,075. Cargo was up 5.9 percent in March and …

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Coach USA seeks drivers

Coach USA is feeling the same pain as many carriers and bus companies — a shortage of drivers. Spokesman Sean Hughes, in Des Moines to speak to a conference Friday, said Coach USA, which is …

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Appeals court sends fight over clean water back to U.S. District Court

For years, the nonprofit Iowa Environmental Council and other members of the Mississippi River Collaborative (MRC) have asked federal courts to force the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to set limits for nitrogen and phosphorus, two …

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Meals from the Heartland names new executive director

Meals from the Heartland, a nonprofit organization responsible for providing millions of meals to food-insecure families each year, has named Susan Bunz as its new executive director. Bunz replaces Dave Bradley, who retired March 21. …

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ARMA to host free shred day

The Central Iowa chapter of ARMA in conjunction with MDS Records Management, will hold a free shred event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 23 at 1870 E. Euclid Ave., Des Moines. Up …

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March house sales up nearly 19 percent from last year

Greater Des Moines house sales were up 18.6 percent in March from a year ago, rising to 872 from 735, according to figures released today by the Des Moines Area Association of Realtors. Pending sales …

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GE to sell most of its finance arm, once one of largest in the country

General Electric Co. intends to get rid most of its GE Capital unit and focus on its core industrial operations, in a landmark decision for both the company and, perhaps, the economy too, Fortune reported.

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Iowa insurers face new requirements in 2016

Iowa insurance companies will have new corporate governance disclosure requirements to abide by next year as part of legislation signed this week by Gov. Terry Branstad.

 

The legislation, House File 455, is based on a …

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