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ING U.S. to rebrand as Voya Financial

ING U.S. Inc. today announced that stakeholders of the company will begin to see the new Voya Financial name in use during the second quarter of this year. The name change represents a new era …

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Iowa Arts Council announces nearly $75,000 in grants

The Iowa Arts Council has awarded $74,506 in project grants and rural arts development grants to support 14 arts projects across the state, including one in Des Moines. Westminster Presbyterian Church received $9,920 to support …

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Gateway Market and West Bank to sponsor Winefest

 

For the first time in the event’s 12-year history, two businesses will be presenting sponsors of Winefest. Gateway Market and West Bank will co-sponsor the 2014 event, which will be held May 31 through …

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Shopping malls reinventing themselves

Without reinventing themselves, American shopping malls will be extinct within 10 to 15 years, the head of one of the nation’s largest privately held real estate companies told the National Retail Federation’s annual convention this …

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More retailers may have had data breached

Target Corp. and Neiman Marcus have made the news as of late for data breaches during the holiday shopping season, but they weren’t the only ones hacked, according to a report by Reuters. Smaller breaches on …

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Deerfield retirement community to reorganize under bankruptcy laws

An upscale Urbandale retirement community has filed to reorganize its finances under federal bankruptcy law, claiming that the housing crisis led to its debt crisis.

Deerfield Retirement Community Inc. fell behind on more than $40 …

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Federal Reserve said to probe banks over foreign exchange fixing

Bloomberg: The Federal Reserve is investigating whether traders at the world’s biggest banks rigged benchmark currency rates, raising the risk that firms will be penalized …

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FBL names new chief operating officer

FBL Financial Group Inc. announced that Richard Kypta, chief operating officer – life companies, will retire on March 1. John Currier Jr., currently chief actuary, will succeed Kypta upon his retirement. Currier (pictured), who is 43, joined …

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Text your boss? I quit. LOL ;-)

A new app aims to relieve the stress and anxiety of confronting the boss with the news that you’re quitting by sending a text message instead, Reuters reported. Although the new iPhone app is meant to …

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Registration open for Women Mean Business Summit

The Central Iowa chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners will hold its sixth annual Women Mean Business Summit on Feb. 27. The summit’s purpose is to help attendees learn how other businesswomen …