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Federal budget expert Lorenzen to speak Tuesday

Federal budget expert Ed Lorenzen will be in Des Moines on Tuesday as part of the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s 2015 Caucus Federal Issue Series. Lorenzen will discuss the long-term challenges facing Social Security and Medicare …

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SBA offers accelerator grants

The U.S. Small Business Administration is running an Accelerator Growth Fund competition for accelerators and other entrepreneurial ecosystem models to compete for $50,000 prizes. The total prize pool is $4 million. Applications will be accepted from April …

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Greater Des Moines population headed to 750,000

Greater Des Moines will have 750,000 residents by 2050, and the population will be older and more diverse, the Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization reported.

 

Workers will hold jobs in expanding industry sectors, with …

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Events drawing visitors to Greater Des Moines, week of April 5

Organization Event Arrival Departure Attendees Venue  City Iowa State Pool Players Association (ISPA) Iowa State 8 & 9 Ball Championships 4/6/2015 4/12/2015 8000 HyVee Hall Des Moines Iowa State University Center for Industrial Research and…
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Transportation panel set for April 9

Stand Up For Transportation, a panel discussion and street festival, is set for April 9 in downtown Des Moines. Live music and food vendors will be featured on 12th Street between Grand Avenue and Locust …

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Gravitate plans session on market realities

Gravitate, 206 Sixth Ave., will feature a presentation on Tuesday, April 7 at noon featuring market realities facing entrepreneurs and innovators. The speaker will be Ryan Anderson, vice president of product at The Members Group, …

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Iowa schools receive financial literacy awards

Ten Iowa schools have been selected to receive a $1,000 award from the Iowa Bankers Association and its member banks for participating in Project Financial Literacy. Project Financial Literacy is a program designed to promote …

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Give Back Iowa Challenge begins April 14

Ready to ramp up your company’s volunteer efforts? Iowa employers are invited to pre-register to participate in the Give Back Iowa Challenge to encourage their employees to volunteer and report their volunteer hours. Employers with the highest …

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Miller joins attorneys general in seeking herbal supplements inquiry

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller and a bipartisan group of state attorneys general today sent a letter to congressional leaders seeking an investigation of the herbal supplements industry, and asked Congress to consider strengthening the …

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Iowa index decreases in February

The Iowa Leading Indicators Index decreased to 109.1 in February from 109.2 in January, the Iowa Department of Revenue reported.

 

The six-month annualized change in the index held at -0.7 percent from January. Although …