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The Central Iowa feature scheduled for Tuesday’s “Today” show on NBC has been postponed, the Greater Des Moines Partnership announced today. The network informed the Partnership that it is now aiming to air the segment …
Billed as “tactical laser tag like nothing you’ve ever seen,” AKA Combat Entertainment, 338 S.W. Sixth St., is now open. Offering a two-story arena with a city theme, the entertainment at AKA Combat is a …
Henrique de Castro is leaving Yahoo Inc. with a severance package estimated to be more than $60 million, one of the largest golden parachutes ever given to an executive who was fired. De Castro, the chief operating …
Many economists are predicting that this year will bring the fastest spurt to economic growth since the Great Recession, MarketWatch reported.
Those economists think the dismal 74,000 increase in net hiring last month was a …
Staples mini post offices draw union criticism
CNNMoney: A U.S. Postal Service program to open “mini post offices” inside dozens of Staples stores has drawn a sharp rebuke from postal employee unions. Workers are concerned …
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. announced that its fourth-quarter annuity sales totaled $1.1 billion, bringing sales for 2013 to $4.2 billion, a year-over-year increase of 6.7 percent. The West Des Moines-based insurer will announce …
A groundbreaking ceremony for the new Wellmark YMCA will be held this afternoon in the former Polk County Convention Center at 501 Grand Ave at 1:30 p.m. The $30 million project was made possible through …
The Science Center of Iowa and Blank IMAX Dome Theater will partner with Dahl’s Foods to renovate a portion of the “Small Discoveries” marketplace exhibit at the Science Center. New exhibits and content will provide …
As the economy recovered last year, more international workers started calling the United States home, CNNMoney reported. Based on customer data from UniGroup Relocation, the international arm of United Van Lines LLC, 15 percent more …
A story in The Des Moines Register has one Polk County supervisor questioning a trip of Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino board members, employees and spouses to a September conference in Las Vegas. The trip …
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