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New normal: IBC members optimistic despite ongoing economic uncertainty

Iowa companies remain optimistic despite ongoing worries about hiring workers, according to the Iowa Business Council’s Economic Outlook survey for the first quarter.

The results of the survey, released this morning, showed that the overall …

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Nominations open for Iowa Latino Hall of Fame

Nominations are now open for the 2023 Iowa Latino Hall of Fame through July 1. The Iowa Latino Hall of Fame was created by the Iowa Commission of Latino Affairs in 2017 with the goal …

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Peoples Co. adds two offices in Missouri

Peoples Co., a land transaction and management business headquartered in Clive, announced it is expanding farther into Missouri by opening two appraisal offices – one in Centralia and the other in Wentzville. Peoples’ Missouri operation …

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Hy-Vee and Creative Visions give away 350 hams in Des Moines

Hy-Vee Inc. partnered with Creative Visions to distribute 350 Hormel hams to those in need across the Des Moines metro area. This giveaway is part of Hy-Vee’s annual Hams for the Holidays initiative, which will …

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New AR technology used in DMACC class helping fill talent pipeline for utility workers

Fourteen students will graduate this spring from the first digital line mechanic training program at Des Moines Area Community College, designed to help build a talent pipeline for utility companies.

The program, implemented in DMACC’s …

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Most downtown Des Moines office properties saw no changes in assessed valuations; other areas saw substantial hikes

The assessed valuation of nearly all office properties in Des Moines’ central business district remained unchanged in the 2023 reevaluation, a sharp contrast to the double-digit percentage increases experienced by most other commercial property in …

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Koch Office Group sells downtown Des Moines property

Koch Office Group, a longtime Des Moines business, has sold its downtown property in a transaction that will allow it to lease office and warehouse space in the two-story Grand Avenue building it has occupied …

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New ‘competitive socializing’ venue planned in West Des Moines

A new concept in “competitive socializing” is proposed in a development north of Jordan Creek Town Center in West Des Moines.

Putts & Pins, a combination bar, restaurant and recreation facility with indoor miniature golf …

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Varsity Cinema to screen ‘Field of Dreams’ with special guest

The Varsity Cinema will show the movie “Field of Dreams” on Friday at 7 p.m., complete with a special preshow introduction that sheds light on the theater’s connection to the film and one of its …

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Flying Elbow pins competition to win best pulled pork contest

Garrett Goodman, owner of the Flying Elbow in Marshalltown, holds a “Classic Pulled Pork” sandwich that was voted the best pulled pork in Iowa for 2023. Photo by the Iowa Pork Producers Association.

The Flying …