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Law enforcement asked for information on 320,000 Verizon customers last year

Verizon Communications Inc., publishing its first annual report on law-enforcement requests for customer information, said it received 320,000 inquiries from federal, state and local authorities in the U.S. last year, Bloomberg reported. Of the requests, …

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Most U.S. metros, including Des Moines, expecting growth

Nearly every U.S. city’s economy is expected to grow this year according to a report released by the U.S. Conference of Mayors, Bloomberg reported. All but seven of 363 metropolitan areas will see economic gains, …

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Metro area is tops for home ownership

Greater Des Moines has another first to boast about. The website NerdWallet says we rank No. 1 among medium-sized metropolitan areas for home ownership. Researchers used U.S. Census data to determine home ownership rates, the costs of…
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National economist set for a double bill in Greater Des Moines

 

Greater Des Moines is going to get a double-dose of economist Elliot Eisenberg this week.

 

Eisenberg, who spent 13 years analyzing data, making forecasts and weighing in on public policy for the Home …

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Iowa State’s CyBIZ Lab to connect students with business projects

Iowa State University announced today an initiative to pair students with businesses looking for market research and consulting services.

 

The CyBIZ Lab, created by the university’s College of Business, is intended to give students …

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Morning business headlines: 1-22-14

Profits rise at United Technologies
Reuters: United Technologies Corp., the world’s largest maker of elevators and air conditioners, reported a rise in fourth-quarter profit that topped Wall Street estimates, helped by stronger performances across its …

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Healthiest State Initiative events set for Thursday at Statehouse

Iowa’s Healthiest State Initiative will showcase its five top priorities at the Capitol on Thursday, with opportunities to learn and become more active, too. The Hy-Vee Healthy You wellness bus will be stationed near the …

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‘TODAY’ show segment postponed again

The “TODAY” show segment on Greater Des Moines was again postponed today, and is now scheduled for tomorrow’s show, the Greater Des Moines Partnership said. This segment is expected to air in the 8 a.m. …

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Cash is king at corporations

The extremity corporate cash bias remains strong, Reuters reported. According to Thomson Reuters data, companies around the world held almost $7 trillion of cash and equivalents on their balance sheets at the end of 2013, …

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Fairfield beverage maker wins $250,000 grant

JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Google Inc. today announced $3 million in grant awards to a dozen small companies across the U.S., among them Shaktea Kombucha, a family-owned business in Fairfield that brews and bottles flavored …