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Facebook’s Altoona data center awards $103,000 in grants

Facebook Inc.’s data center in  Altoona has awarded its inaugural 25 community grants worth a combined $103,000 to area nonprofits, chosen from among 70 applicants. The winners demonstrated that they will use the power of technology to …

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Merger of federal home loan banks in Des Moines and Seattle approved

Members of the the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle today ratified a merger agreement that was approved in September 2014 by their boards of directors. …

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Iowa Women in Architecture launches website

Iowa Women in Architecture, a nonprofit organization that was founded in 2011 by four women who were, in large part, trying to close the wide difference between the number of women in design and construction …

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Insurance industry jobs up nearly 4 percent in past year

The U.S. insurance industry added 13,900 jobs in January, and in the past 12 months, employment in the insurance sector increased 3.86 percent, with more than 2.4 million workers added since January 2014, LifeHealthPro reported. The numbers …

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Iowa sets new record for exports

Iowa’s $15.1 billion in exports in 2014 set a new record, and 25 other states set new highs as well, U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker announced today.

 

The national total of $2.4 trillion in merchandise …

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Drake Law School to offer evening courses

Drake University Law School will offer evening courses for the Juris Doctor (J.D.) and Master of Jurisprudence (M.J.) programs beginning this fall. Drake Law School Dean Ben Ullem said the evening courses are a response …

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Iowa Biotechnology Association plans forum April 1

Gov. Terry Branstad has been confirmed as a morning keynote speaker at the Iowa Biotechnology Association’s “Partnering For Growth” forum in April. Registration is underway for the event, which will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 …

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Des Moines housing agency receives $246,000 federal grant

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded $492,000 in grants to public housing authorities and nonprofit organizations in Iowa to hire or retain service coordinators to help residents achieve economic and housing …

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Export Certificate Program training to be held April 6-8

The U.S. Commercial Service – Iowa will hold an Export Certificate Program training session April 6-8 in Des Moines for professionals in international sales, logistics and finance positions. The featured speaker will be Catherine Petersen, …

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CBRE|Hubbell Commercial reports are all about commitment

 


Inside Hubbell’s 2015 market survey

Senior staff writer Kent Darr takes an inside look at both surveys, complete with insight and analysis from Hubbell execs.

 

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