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Husain named vice president of World Food Prize Foundation

Mashal Husain has been named the vice president of the World Food Prize Foundation. Husain has been the organization’s director of development and finance since September 2008. She oversaw and managed the $30 million renovation …

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Camp Fire seeks Absolutely Incredible Kid nominations

The Camp Fire Heart of Iowa is accepting nominations for its annual Absolutely Incredible Kid awards. The program recognizes children over age 12 and young adults who have, in the last year, given to their …

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Colombian cuisine offered at networking breakfast

CultureALL’s next Culture Kin Breakfast and Networking Event for Greater Des Moines professionals on Friday, Jan. 24 will feature Colombian cooking by chef Amparo Tavera de Romero. Born in Colombia, the Waukee resident discovered her …

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Eight of 10 best places to live in Iowa are in Greater Des Moines, according to California real estate firm

Movoto Real Estate of San Mateo, Calif., ranks Waukee as the top place to live in Iowa, based on variety of factors, including its crime rate, its number of high school graduates and median income. …

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Jones Lang LaSalle arrival speaks well of local economy

Commercial brokerages in Greater Des Moines shouldn’t sweat the arrival of another national player in town, said Heath Bullock, who recently was named head of the Iowa and Greater Des Moines markets for Chicago-based Jones…
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Metro area multifamily market remains lucrative

A national real estate report suggests that rents and the demand for apartments will contract due to oversupply, but the message for Greater Des Moines is that there is plenty of room to grow.  …
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Wells Fargo to make mortgages that fall outside new lending guidelines

Wells Fargo & Co. has joined large regional lender Bank of the West in ignoring components of a federal lending rule that goes into effect Friday.

 

San Francisco-based Wells Fargo has assigned nearly 400 …

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Morning business headlines: 1-8-14

Private employers add 238,000 jobs in December

Reuters: U.S. private employers added 238,000 jobs in December, more than expected and the best figure in 13 months, according to a report by a payroll processor released …

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Fewer global catastrophes recorded in 2013

Natural catastrophes caused global insured losses of about $31 billion in 2013, according to an analysis Munich Reinsurance Co. released on Tuesday, Business Insurance reported. (Registration required.)  That level of losses was far less than the …

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Expansion planned for Grimes Distribution Center

Hubbell Realty Co. is adding a third building to the Grimes Distribution Center, the company announced today. The new industrial space will be located at 1400 S.E. Gateway Drive, directly west of the current facilities. …