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Greater Des Moines house sales and prices on the rise

April house sales jumped 36 percent in April to 1,072 from 788 a year ago, according to the Des Moines Area Association of Realtors. Pending sales also increased, rising nearly 15 percent to 1,766 last …

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Hensley on board of new clean water partnership

The Iowa Partnership for Clean Water, a new statewide organization that says the agriculture industry has been unfairly blamed for water quality problems in the state, officially launched today. The group, which said it hopes to …

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Students receive $1,500 scholarships for financial literacy

Twenty Iowa high school seniors were recognized Friday for winning $1,500 college scholarships in the Iowa Financial Know-How Challenge administered by Iowa Student Loan. The seniors were recognized by Gov. Terry Branstad, Lt. Gov. Kim …

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A hunger for meatless meat

The hunger for fake meat — or meatless meat — is getting bigger, even though a mere 7 percent of U.S. consumers say they are vegetarians. The latest sales numbers of plant-based meat alternatives reached …

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PayPal growing as a small-business lender

PayPal said today that it has loaned $500 million to small businesses since its launch of Working Capital a year and a half ago, VentureBeat reported. The company says that it issues $2 million a day in …

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YWRC Young Professionals Council plans fundraiser

Join the Young Women’s Resource Center’s Young Professionals Council on June 7 for Fun in the Sun, an event to be held at Jasper Winery from 2 to 4 p.m. The event serves as a …

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Wellmark seeks 28% increase for ACA plans

Significantly higher health claims costs last year among the portion of its members subject to the Affordable Care Act provisions have driven Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield to seek a 28 percent average base …

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Top tweets from the Partnership’s D.C. Trip

The Greater Des Moines Partnership will fly home tomorrow from its annual policy promoting journey to Washington, D.C., where at least 197 business representatives and community leaders are meeting with the congressional delegation and other …

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Iowa Speedway, 3M announce new sponsorship

Iowa Speedway in Newton recently announced that 3M will be the entitlement sponsor of the NASCAR XFINITY Series race on Sunday at 2 p.m., titled the 3M 250. As part of the newly formed partnership, …

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Airport board to consider airline incentives, Uber

The Des Moines Airport Authority Board on Tuesday will consider an incentive program of up to $750,000 to encourage flights to more destinations, or full service to current stops. An airline would be able  get …