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Urbandale council to consider capital improvements budget

The Urbandale City Council will have a public hearing Tuesday evening for a 10-year capital improvements budget that includes $228 million in projected spending, with $13 million in construction slated for this year. Projects planned …

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No OPEC shift on production; industry could withstand $25-a-barrel oil

Iran sees no sign of a shift within the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries to support oil prices, its oil minister said, adding its oil industry could ride out a slump to $25 a barrel, Reuters …

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Gravitate holds grand opening Thursday

 

Gravitate, which opened five months ago and billed itself as the entrepreneurial center of gravity in downtown Des Moines, will have a grand opening from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday.

 

It’s a chance …

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Morning business headlines: 1-19-15

The rich tilt global wealth their way

Time: Global income inequality is headed for a new milestone with the world’s richest 1 percent on track to control more wealth than everyone else on the planet …

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Skywalk could open earlier to accommodate Wellmark YMCA users

At the request of businesses and early birds who want to use the Wellmark YMCA, the city of Des Moines Urban Design Review Board will consider extending the hours the downtown skywalk system is open …

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LifeFlight to serve Trinity hospital in Fort Dodge

UnityPoint Health – Des Moines plans to establish a LifeFlight base in Fort Dodge to serve Trinity Regional Medical Center and north-central Iowa. For several decades, LifeFlight has provided air ambulance services from Trinity to …

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Panel to focus on how to best engage women through social media

The Des Moines Social Media Club has organized an event for businesses interested in learning how to best engage women through social media channels. The event, scheduled Feb. 3 from 5:30 to 7 p.m., will …

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Farm Bureau, ag alliance, Cedar Rapids promote clean-water efforts

 

There was news on multiple fronts this week in the increasingly hot debate over how to clean Iowa’s waterways.

 

The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation came out with policy statements that encourage farmers to …

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Launer to retire at Fidelity & Guaranty; Littlefield tapped as next CEO

Fidelity & Guaranty Life announced today that Lee Launer Jr., the company’s CEO and a member of its board of directors, has elected to retire effective April 30.

 

The Des Moines-based insurance holding company …

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Iowa Credit Union Foundation kicks off fundraising campaign

The Iowa Credit Union League’s holding company, Affiliates Management Co., and its family of companies, including PolicyWorks, The Members Group and TMG Financial Services,   to kick off its 20th anniversary fundraising campaign, which has …