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Sitting at home counting all that (paper) money

Household wealth increased from October through December by the most in a year as stock prices advanced to an all-time high at the end of 2014, Bloomberg reported.


Net worth for households and nonprofit groups rose …

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EcoEngineers breakfast to feature Willett, Durham

Iowa’s strategy to promote innovation will be the topic of EcoEngineers’ quarterly Business Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Friday at the Renaissance Des Moines Savery Hotel. The March 13 event will feature Brent Willett, executive director …

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EMC Insurance says negligence led to fire at former Younkers building

A Johnston construction company and the owners of Des Moines’ former Younkers building failed to take precautions that could have prevented the fire that gutted the landmark last year, according to a lawsuit filed in …

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Two Iowa startups advance in Clean Energy Challenge

Two Iowa startup companies have advanced to the finals of a prestigious energy business plan competition, the Clean Energy Challenge, which culminates next month in Chicago. Urbandale-based Igor Inc. was named an Early Stage Finalist …

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Out with the old Iowa Cubs scoreboard, in with the new

 

Iowa Cubs fans will notice a big change at Principal Park when this season kicks off at home on April 18. Earlier this week, the venue’s 10-year-old scoreboard came down to make room for …

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Workiva boosts revenue, but losses mount

Workiva Inc., in its first statement as a public company, reported higher revenues but mounting losses in 2014 as the cloud-based productivity company continued to develop products and add staff and widen its customer base.


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Inside Renzo Piano’s workshop

Renzo Piano, whose architecture firm will lead the design of Kum & Go LC’s headquarters in downtown Des Moines, returns to his hometown of Genoa, Italy, once a month, where his workshop overlooks the Mediterranean …

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Hubbell Cityville development is shaping up

In January, Hubbell Realty Co. started moving tenants into Cityville on 9th, a residential and commercial project on former Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co. land on the west side of Southwest Ninth Street and just a …

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Stanford business school tops Harvard; UI, ISU also rank

Stanford University is the top business school, according to a ranking by U.S. News released Tuesday, CNNMoney.com reports. It, along with Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, tied for first place the previous year. The …

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Survey: Parents would postpone retirement to help kids pay for college

About half of parents would rather withdraw money from their retirement account, work more years or take on a second job than have their kids take out student loans, according to a T. Rowe Price …