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City Council approves food trucks on Des Moines streets

Food trucks have received a long-anticipated go-ahead to legally operate on Des Moines streets Monday. The Des Moines Register reported that the Des Moines City Council unanimously approved new regulations to accommodate the controversial business model, in …

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Kum & Go launches new brand approach

Kum & Go LC announced Monday the introduction of a new campaign to further the company’s brand, both in its stores and online. The campaign will highlight Kum & Go’s efforts to go beyond customer …

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Wholesale inventories up in January

U.S. wholesale inventories rose 0.3 percent in January and sales dropped 3.1 percent, the largest decrease since March 2009, according to the U.S. Commerce Department, Reuters reported. At the present sales pace, it would take a little …

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Iowa Sports Foundation takes on statewide kids’ track event

The Iowa Sports Foundation announced today that it will sponsor the Live Healthy Iowa Kids Track Championship as a statewide event to continue the tradition of the former Hershey’s Track and Field Games in Iowa. …

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Ankeny approves budget with property tax rate decrease

The Ankeny City Council on Monday evening approved an $89 million fiscal 2016 budget that includes a property tax rate decrease for a second consecutive year. The budget reduces the property tax rate from $11.90 …

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Highway commission adjusts road and bridge projects to accommodate new gas tax funds

The Iowa Transportation Commission found $33 million in uses during the 2015 fiscal year for the 10-cent-per-gallon gasoline tax increase that took effect March 1.

 

At its meeting today in Ames, the commission approved …

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Pork was in demand, again, last year

Pork producers got some good news during an industry forum hosted last week in San Antonio by the Clive-based National Pork Board.

 

For the fourth consecutive year, exports eclipsed $6 billion, with 4.8 billion …

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Uber gets the green light from Des Moines City Council

Uber received a long-anticipated green light to legally operate on Des Moines streets Monday, The Des Moines Register reported. The City Council approved the new regulations after the final reading of a simplified vehicle-for-hire ordinance that will …

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EPA announces brownfields grants

Dubuque will receive funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Brownfields Grant Program to support community redevelopment efforts aimed at the revitalization of properties that may be contaminated by hazardous substances or pollutants, according to …

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Casey’s reports record third quarter Casey’s General Stores Inc. said Monday

Casey’s General Stores Inc. said Monday that improved margins on fuel sales and increased inside sales resulted in record earnings for its fiscal third quarter. The Ankeny-based company reported earnings per share of $1.01 for …