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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 …

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Ballet Des Moines to host BLACK AND WHITE Masquerade

Ballet Des Moines and host Connie Wimer will entertain Des Moines arts enthusiasts at their BLACK AND WHITE Masquerade in the penthouse of the Whiteline Lofts, 120 S.W. Fifth St., this Saturday at 9 p.m. …

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2014 Top 25 Most Influential Business Leaders announced

For the second straight year, Suku Radia, president and CEO of Bankers Trust Co., has been voted by Business Record readers as the Most Influential Business Leader in the Metro area.Radia topped the annual list …

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Median home price jumped $5,000 in December

  The median price of a house sold in Greater Des Moines increased $5,000 in December, marking a “perfect way to end the year,” according to the Des Moines Area Association of Realtors. “This is…
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Event firm’s new assistant VP to oversee Principal Charity Classic

Birmingham, Ala.-based Bruno Event Team, which manages The Principal Charity Classic, has named Greg Conrad as assistant vice president of the golf division. Conrad will oversee the Charity Classic, which will be played from May …