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Open enrollment can hurt Iowa’s smallest and largest schools

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa’s smallest and largest school districts have lost students to open enrollment for more than the past decade, a pattern that has compounded existing budgetary strains for some districts and is likely to …
By BPC Staff | Jan 2, 2015
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Serial entrepreneur to speak at Gravitate

Tuesday’s lunch and learn session at Gravitate, 206 Sixth Ave., will feature Juan Santiago, founder of San Diego-based Santex Group, a custom software development services company. A serial entrepreneur, Santiago will discuss creating bridges between …
By BPC Staff | Jan 2, 2015
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DOT: Traffic deaths rise slightly in 2014

Iowa had 321 traffic-related deaths in 2014, four more than the year before, Iowa Public Radio reported, based on Iowa Department of Transportation statistics. November 2014 had the most fatalities since 2010, but December 2014 …
By BPC Staff | Jan 2, 2015
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Ames, Iowa City adults among most-educated

A study by online finance news company 24/7 Wall Street LLC found that Ames and Iowa City ranked among the nation’s 10 “smartest” cities, based in large part on the percentage of residents ages 25 …
By BPC Staff | Jan 2, 2015
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Apply now for Valley Junction’s 2015 Farmers Market

Applications are now being accepted for the 2015 Valley Junction Farmers Market, which will run from May 7 to Oct. 1. Vendors should apply online atwww.valleyjunction.com.…
By BPC Staff | Jan 2, 2015
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Alt Studios acquired by Nebraska-based Redglaze Group

Alt Studios, a Des Moines-based marketing firm, has been acquired by Nebraska-based Redglaze Group. Alt Studios, which was launched in 2013, was a business unit of Sigler Cos., a privately held commercial printing company in Ames. Sigler established …
By BPC Staff | Jan 2, 2015
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Expect higher egg prices in 2015

WHO-13: A new law in California may lead to higher food prices here in Iowa. The law requires egg producers to house hens in cages large enough that they can spread their wings. Egg farmers in …
By BPC Staff | Jan 2, 2015
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CNNMoney: Housing market recovery could fizzle

Plenty of housing experts and economists are expecting the housing market recovery to gain steam in the new year. But a number of factors could still derail the whole thing, CNNMoney reports. 

 

Among them:

Investors…
By BPC Staff | Jan 2, 2015
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Events drawing visitors to Greater Des Moines, week of January 5

Organization Event Arrival Departure Attendance Meeting Venue Lions Clubs of Iowa Mid-Winter Meeting 1/8/2015 1/9/2015 350 Holiday Inn Airport & Conference Center Iowa Home Show Iowa Home Show 1/10/2015 1/12/2015 12000 Iowa State Fairgrounds Iowa…
By BPC Staff | Jan 2, 2015
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ISU athletic director to speak at AMA event

Iowa State Athletic Director Jamie Pollard will speak at an Iowa chapter of the American Marketing Association luncheon on Jan. 7 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Des Moines Golf and Country Club …
By BPC Staff | Dec 31, 2014