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New watershed authority to help clean Walnut Creek

  The recently formed Walnut Creek Watershed Management Authority will develop a plan to clean up Walnut Creek, a tributary of the Raccoon River and a source of drinking water for the Des Moines area.…
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Weber selected as Deloitte CFO of the Year

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Jim Weber, chief financial officer of Hubbell Realty Co., has been selected by the Business Record as the Deloitte CFO of the Year.


Weber joined Hubbell Realty in October 2005 and …

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Weber selected as Deloitte CFO of the Year

    Jim Weber

Jim Weber, chief financial officer of Hubbell Realty Co., has been selected by the Business Record as the Deloitte CFO of the Year.


Weber joined Hubbell Realty in October 2005 and …

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J.C. Penney will bring back its catalog

A half-decade after killing off its hefty catalog to focus on the Web, J.C. Penney Co. Inc. is bringing it back, armed with data showing that many of its online sales came from shoppers inspired by …

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ACLU of Iowa announces new director

The American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa announced that Jeremy Rosen is the new executive director of the organization, effective Feb. 2. Rosen currently works for the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty in …

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SBA holds Des Moines sessions on Affordable Care Act

The U.S. Small Business Administration will describe the basics of the Affordable Care Act and how it affects small businesses at two sessions in Des Moines. The first is Jan. 28, the second Feb. 4. …

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Event aims to promote sustainability, collaboration

Urban Ambassadors will lead a sustainability summit 7-10 p.m Feb. 6 at the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden. This event will focus on connecting people and energizing  relationships across our broad community and will feature …

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Morning Business Headlines – 1.22.15

 

Unemployment applications dropped last week

MarketWatch: The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits in mid-January fell by 10,000 but remained above the key 300,000 mark for the third straight week, the first time …

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Marel, formerly Townsend Engineering to end manufacturing in DM

 

Marel, formerly Townsend Engineering, is moving its manufacturing from Des Moines to Gainesville, Ga., as part of changes that will cost 150 workers their jobs.

 

The company announced it will establish an innovation …

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AMA Iowa event to highlight trends, challenges in the marketing industry

Today is the last day to take advantage of early-bird registration for the American Marketing Association Iowa’s “Iowa Experience” event. The Feb. 6 event will feature a packed agenda of local speakers who will discuss …