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Partnership celebrates diversity, development, new leadership

The Greater Des Moines Partnership’s 126th annual dinner drew more than 1,200 business and community leaders, who learned about the area’s accomplishments, honored diversity award winners and heard Pulitzer Prize -winning author Jon Meacham.

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Best #seizedesmoines tweets from the Partnership Annual Dinner

Greater Des Moines Partnership CEO Jay Byers, known for his ability to post selfies even while giving speeches, took great delight in unveiling a #SeizeDesMoines hashtag campaign that will allow the Twittersphere to share what …

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Sustainable Iowa Land Trust aims at young farmers

 

A nonprofit group two years in the making, Sustainable Iowa Land Trust, will attempt to make it easier for young farmers to arrange for land to grow, for example, fruits and nuts, or raise …

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Lopsided wealth in Iowa coming out the recession

 

The top 1 percent of earners captured nearly 40 percent  of income growth in Iowa during the recovery from the last recession, a new report shows.

 

The Economic Analysis Research Network report illustrates …

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FBL Financial Group names new CIO

FBL Financial Group Inc. has hired Daniel Greteman as the company’s new chief information officer. He succeeds Raymond Wasilewski, who was named the company chief operating officer – life companies in July 2014. Greteman will be responsible …

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Hy-Vee gives $300,000 to Healthiest State Initiative

The Healthiest State Initiative announced today that Hy-Vee Inc. has pledged to donate $300,000 over the next three years to support the not-for-profit organization, whose goal is to make Iowa the healthiest state in the …

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Ratings: Tippie business school one of world’s best

The University of Iowa’s Henry B. Tippie College of Business’s MBA program ranked 31st in the U.S. and 63rd in the world overall, according to the Financial Times global master of business administration rankings. Tippie’s rating rose …

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IASB: Branstad, GOP aid proposals would hurt schools

An analysis by the Iowa Association of School Boards contends that 270 school districts would receive less than the amount needed to meet a 3 percent growth in their district’s budget under aid proposals from Gov. …

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IASB: Branstad, GOP aid proposals would hurt schools

An analysis by the Iowa Association of School Boards contends that 270 school districts would receive less than the amount needed to meet a 3 percent growth in their district’s budget under aid proposals from Gov. …

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Social Money receives grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

West Des Moines-based Social Money has received a “seven-figure” grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that will help pilot its CorePro system to help under-banked individuals and families in India get access to …

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