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Walnut Street retail consultant to speak on Jan. 15

Retail consultant Robert Gibbs will present his final report for Walnut Street’s revitalization efforts to the community on Jan. 15 at 3 p.m. at the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s Arthur Davis conference room.

Gibbs was …

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March is deadline to switch to paperless Social Security

Millions of Americans still receiving paper checks for Social Security and other federal benefits have less than two months to switch to electronic payments,CNNMoney.com reported.

Federal officials began retiring paper checks in favor of direct deposits …

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Denson anticipates five more years as DMACC president

Des Moines Area Community College President Rob Denson told the Business Record today that he plans to remain in the position for another five years. Denson, who has been president since 2003, said he had …

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MLK scholarship fund banquet on Jan. 17

The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Scholarship Fund will host its annual banquet on Jan. 17 to raise money to help minority students in Iowa attend college. The program will begin at 5 p.m. at …

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DMACC looks to expand student services building

Des Moines Area Community College is proposing an estimated $4.5 million addition to its student services building at 2100 S. Ankeny Blvd. The school would add 11,650 square feet to the existing 26,000 square-foot one-story …

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Health-care expenditures reach new record

Health care expenditures in the United States increased only modestly in 2011, but expenditures now are nearly double what they were just over a decade ago, according to government research released Monday, Business Insurance reported.

In …

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No bones about it, SCI plans a big exhibit

You could say that an exhibit debuting next month at the Science Center of Iowa (SCI) took 67 million years to create. SCI’s newest exhibit, “A T.rex Named Sue,” will feature a cast of the …

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Investors object to proposed settlement in DeWaay case

Investors with former Clive-based broker dealer DeWaay Financial Network say other attorneys did not dig deep enough when they filed two class-action lawuits seeking to recoup investments that went sour.

Court documents filed last week …

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Athene completes acquisition of Presidential Life

Athene Holding Ltd., the Bermuda-based private equity firm that’s buying West Des Moines-based Aviva USA, announced Wednesday that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of New York-based Presidential Life Corp., LifeHealthPro reported.

The acquisition …

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Alliance acquires Omaha-based IT solutions provider

Alliance Technologies Inc. of Des Moines today announced the acquisition of Emineo Group, an information technology solutions provider focused on Citrix and Microsoft solutions.

Emineo, which is based in Omaha and serves more than 70 …