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DeCosters get jail sentence in salmonella case

Former egg industry executives Jack DeCoster and his son Peter were sentenced Monday to three months in jail for their roles in a 2010 salmonella outbreak, the New York Times reported. They will remain free during appeals. The DeCosters …

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Sales of new vehicles on the rise, but still not up to 10-year high

Sales of new vehicles have steadily increased the last five years after bottoming out at 98,618 for the 12 months ending December 2009, according to a report from the Iowa Legislature’s Legislative Services Agency. Sales …

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Three to receive Spirit of Mercy Champion Awards

Mercy Foundation and Mercy Medical Center have named the recipients of the 2015 Spirit of Mercy Champion Award – Patty and Jim Cownie and Sister Mary Karen Yarkosky. Patty and Jim Cownie, members of the …

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Workers still feeling the Wall Street blues

Fierce in-fighting. Bullying. Stress. Few pay raises.

 

That’s how most workers describe life on Wall Street these days, according to a survey of about 100 financial professionals by Options Group, a New York executive …

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Social Club launches nonprofit record label

The Des Moines Social Club recently announced the launch of Station 1 Records, a nonprofit record label committed to the development of emerging local artists, according to a news release sent by the organization. Supported …

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Delta Dental launches ‘Bike at Work’ program for employees

Delta Dental of Iowa today announced a new program designed to help its employees make healthy choices at work. On Friday, the insurer unveiled its “Bike at Work” program, in which it is making six …

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Iowa Public Radio names news director

Iowa Public Radio announced today that Michael Leland will join the organization’s staff as news director. Currently, Leland is news director for Wisconsin Public Radio in Madison. Prior to that, he was news director for …

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Tax webinars for small businesses

The Iowa Department of Revenue and the University of Northern Iowa’s Center for Business Growth and Innovation are hosting a series of tax webinars for small businesses on IaSourceLink. Click here for course descriptions and a schedule.…

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Clive hires new public works director

The Clive City Council has approved the hiring of Jeff May as director of the city’s Public Works Department, according to a release. May, a civil engineer, was assistant public works director for the city …

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Americans paying more taxes, but deficit growing

Americans are paying more in taxes to the federal government this year, but the deficit is still growing, MarketWatch reported.


In March, the U.S. government ran a deficit of $53 billion, the Treasury Department reported on …