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Sixth Avenue corridor improvements topic of public meeting today

The city of Des Moines will host a public meeting from 4 to 5:30 p.m. today at 1600 Sixth Ave. to discuss redevelopment plans for the Sixth Avenue corridor from Interstate 235 north to the …

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UnityPoint Health – Des Moines names new board leadership

UnityPoint Health – Des Moines recently announced its board appointments for 2015. Brad Brody, president of Strategic Growth Capital Inc. in West Des Moines and a member of the board for nine years, will serve …

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University of Iowa forms 10 work groups to guide takeover of AIB

The University of Iowa has announced it will use 10 work groups to develop plans for converting AIB College of Business into a Des Moines campus of the university. AIB announced last week it is …

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Facebook’s revenues booming, but so are expenses

Facebook Inc.’s revenues grew 49 percent in the fourth quarter, as mobile advertising growth helped the operator of the world’s largest Internet social network beat Wall Street’s targets for earnings and sales, Reuters reported.

  

However, the …

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Cooksey named Des Moines city engineer

Pam Cooksey has been named city engineer for the city of Des Moines. She joined the city in 2003 as a deputy city engineer managing the department’s design and construction division. She has served as …

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AIA Iowa elects 2015 board members

Greater Des Moines has several representatives on the Iowa chapter of the American Institute of Architects board of directors. They are Mindy Aust of Substance Architecture, first vice president; Dan Drendel, principal at Slingshot Architects, …

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United Way free tax sites open for the season

United Way of Central Iowa’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites are open for the 2015 tax season. VITA offers free tax preparation services for Central Iowans who earned $58,000 or less in 2014. This …

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DOT to hold meeting on Highway 415 bridge removal

The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 5 at Easter Seals Camp Sunnyside Lodge, 401 N.E. 66th Ave., to discuss the proposed removal of …

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Deadline for Google grant applications is Saturday

The deadline for applications for Google Inc.’s next round of grants for nonprofits is Saturday. Since 2009, Google has given more than $825,000 to nonprofits and educational institutions in Iowa. Grants are awarded for projects …

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Sales of new houses increased nearly 12 percent last month

Sales of new single-family houses rose 11.6 percent in December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 481,000 units, the National Association of Home Builders said after a report from the U.S. Department of Housing …