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Wellmark, McFarland form accountable care group

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield announced a collaboration with McFarland Clinic in Ames to create an accountable care organization. The new ACO will focus on coordinating patient care to improve quality, provide greater value, …

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Will Gannett divorce its newspapers?

Analysts speculated in a Bloomberg News article Wednesday that Gannett Co. Inc., which owns 82 U.S. daily newspapers, including The Des Moines Register, may spin off its print properties to improve profitability through its TV …

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Study: Majority of uninsured young Americans better off not enrolling

The majority of uninsured young adults would be better off financially to forego buying health insurance and instead cover their own health care costs out of pocket, according to a new analysis released today by …

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Firestone Farm Tires receives quality excellence award

Firestone Farm Tires’ Des Moines plant has received a 2013 Iowa Recognition for Performance Excellence (IRPE) Award. The award recognizes organizations for sustainability and maintaining a future focus on performance excellence. The Des Moines plant, …

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Law enforcement asked for information on 320,000 Verizon customers last year

Verizon Communications Inc., publishing its first annual report on law-enforcement requests for customer information, said it received 320,000 inquiries from federal, state and local authorities in the U.S. last year, Bloomberg reported. Of the requests, …

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Most U.S. metros, including Des Moines, expecting growth

Nearly every U.S. city’s economy is expected to grow this year according to a report released by the U.S. Conference of Mayors, Bloomberg reported. All but seven of 363 metropolitan areas will see economic gains, …

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Metro area is tops for home ownership

Greater Des Moines has another first to boast about. The website NerdWallet says we rank No. 1 among medium-sized metropolitan areas for home ownership. Researchers used U.S. Census data to determine home ownership rates, the costs of…
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National economist set for a double bill in Greater Des Moines

 

Greater Des Moines is going to get a double-dose of economist Elliot Eisenberg this week.

 

Eisenberg, who spent 13 years analyzing data, making forecasts and weighing in on public policy for the Home …

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Iowa State’s CyBIZ Lab to connect students with business projects

Iowa State University announced today an initiative to pair students with businesses looking for market research and consulting services.

 

The CyBIZ Lab, created by the university’s College of Business, is intended to give students …

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Morning business headlines: 1-22-14

Profits rise at United Technologies
Reuters: United Technologies Corp., the world’s largest maker of elevators and air conditioners, reported a rise in fourth-quarter profit that topped Wall Street estimates, helped by stronger performances across its …