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Iowa receives third health-insurance exchange grant

Iowa will receive an additional $6.8 million from the federal government to help it establish an online health-insurance exchange, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday.<o:p></o:p>

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The grant is part of …

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Iowa unemployment holds steady at 4.9 percent

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for December was unchanged from November at 4.9 percent, Iowa Workforce Development announced this morning. A year earlier, the state’s unemployment rate stood at 5.6 percent. The U.S. jobless rate …

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Waukee hires Moerman as city administrator

The city of Waukee announced that it has appointed Tim Moerman, currently the assistant city manager of Ankeny, as its city administrator. Moerman has more than 25 years of city administration experience and was involved …

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3M plans upgrade of its Ames plant

St. Paul-based 3M is weighing plans to spend $29 million to upgrade its Ames plant with new equipment and added manufacturing capacity, The Des Moines Register reported. The company is seeking approximately $1.3 million in …

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S&P 500 up to five-year high

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index hit a five-year high today, amid better-than-forecast initial jobless claims and housing data, Bloomberg reported. 

The S&P 500 had risen 0.6 percent to 1,481.53 as of 12:15 p.m. Central …

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Weight, BMI play a larger role in executive promotion than you may realize

Try this one on for size: New research suggests that a few extra pounds or slightly larger waistline affects an executive’s perceived leadership ability, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Leadership experts and executive recruiters say …

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Partnership legislative day set for Feb. 14

The Greater Des Moines Partnership will host its legislative day at the Iowa Statehouse on Feb. 14.

Partnership investors and regional members will have the chance to meet with individual state senators and representatives.

Remarks …

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Adams elected president of Belin McCormick

Garth Adams has been elected president of Belin McCormick Law Firm, the firm announced today.

Adams is a shareholder of the firm who practices primarily in the areas of venture capital, mergers, acquisitions and general …

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AIB online program receives high ranking

The online bachelor’s degree program at AIB College of Business was No. 21 among 237 institutions in the category of Student Services & Technology in the 2013 Best Online Education Program rankings by U.S. News …

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Benefits benchmarking firm launches ‘Lindex’ score

Clive-based benefits research firm David P. Lind Benchmark (DPLB) has developed a new index tool designed to enable Iowa employers to determine the competitiveness of their benefits packages relative to other companies in the state. …