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Drake’s Maxwell lands new job

Departing Drake University President David Maxwell has accepted a position as senior fellow at the Association of Governing Boards, a national association centered on governance in higher education. The year-long, renewable fellowship will begin July …

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Fidelity & Guaranty reports strong sales growth

Fidelity & Guaranty Life today reported net income of $14.1 million, or 24 cents per common share for the first quarter of fiscal 2015 that ended Dec. 31, 2014. The Des Moines-based life insurance and …

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Economy adds jobs and wages break out of the doldrums

Companies added 257,000 new jobs in January, more than many economists predicted, and there was evidence in U.S. Labor Department reports that an influx of hiring over the past year may be pushing up wages …

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ISU, UNI express interest in using AIB campus

University of Iowa President Sally Mason on Thursday said she is open to working with Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa to expand offerings at the AIB College of Business in Des …

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Events drawing visitors to Greater Des Moines, week of February 8

Organization Event Arrival Departure Attendance Meeting Venue City Iowa Beef Expo Iowa Beef Expo 2/8/2015 2/15/2015 20000 Iowa State Fairgrounds Des Moines Agribusiness Association of Iowa Showcase and Conference 2/10/2015 2/11/2015 1000 Iowa State Fairgrounds…
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Branstad legal counsel Bird resigns; Bousselot tabbed as replacement

Brenna Bird, who has served as legal counsel for Gov. Terry Branstad since 2011, has resigned. Bird, whose name was Brenna Findley previously, served as chief of staff for Congressman Steve King and ran unsuccessfully …

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NPR correspondent Totenberg to deliver Bucksbaum lecture

Nina Totenberg, legal affairs correspondent for National Public Radio, will deliver this year’s address in the Martin Bucksbaum Distinguished Lecture Series at Drake University. The speech, free and open to the public, will be at …

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Wells Fargo says it is the first to allow customers to redeem awards at the ATM

Wells Fargo & Co. customers who participate in the company’s Rewards credit card program can redeem their rewards at more than 12,500 Wells Fargo automated teller machines. Wells Fargo is the first major U.S. financial …

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SHAZAM offers person-to-person cash transfers

SHAZAM BOLT$, the mobile app offered by the SHAZAM Network, now offers debit-card holders a person-to-person money transfer service and a GPS-based ATM locator, according to a release. The features can be used by community …

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Lee reports decline in earnings, revenues and debt

Davenport-based Lee Enterprises Inc., which publishes 46 daily newspapers, including its hometown Quad-Cities Times, said today that fiscal first-quarter earnings and revenues declined, but that it continued to use cash to pay down debt. Chairman …