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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: First-time homebuyers are getting squeezed out by investors

Investors made up a larger proportion of home sales in 2021 than in 2020, with sales to first-time homebuyers falling to 27% in January compared with 33% a year earlier. Lawrence Yun, chief economist for …

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Iowa offers refugees free commercial driver’s license classes

Axios Des Moines: Refugees in Iowa are being offered free commercial driver’s license classes under a new program launched this month, a spokesperson for Iowa’s Department of Human Services said. It could be a win/win. Demand …

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Opposition to carbon pipeline triggers flood of comments

Des Moines Register: The first carbon capture pipeline proposal to make its way to Iowa regulators is drawing more early opposition in the state than the Dakota Access crude oil pipeline, which grabbed national attention in …

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Principal hires new compliance, investor relations leaders

Principal Financial Group announced two new leadership hires within its compliance and investor relations operations. On Monday, Noreen Fierro (upper photo) joined Principal as senior vice president, chief compliance officer, overseeing all regulatory compliance operations for the …

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Youth Leadership Initiative applications now open for 2023 class

The Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute is currently accepting applications for the Youth Leadership Initiative Class of 2023. Current high school freshmen, sophomores and juniors are invited to apply. The YLI provides students from public and private …

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On The Move: Week ending February 13

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Snyder replaced as president and CEO of GuideOne Insurance

Jessica Snyder, president and CEO of GuideOne Insurance since 2017, has been replaced by an interim leader, the Business Record has learned. Andrew Noga, senior vice president and general counsel, is now the interim CEO, according …

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Jackson to lead new health equity division for Wellmark

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield announced today that Laura Jackson has been named executive vice president for Health Equity, Access and Improvement. In that position, Jackson will lead a new division within Wellmark dedicated to improving …

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Legal action threatened if zoning is changed to allow golf entertainment venue

Local developer Paul Cownie is partnering with a North Dakota group to bring Suite Shots, a golf entertainment facility, to West Des Moines. Some homeowners who live in Glen Oaks, a gated community about a …

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Defense equipment workers go on strike in Davenport

Quad Cities Regional Business Journal: Hundreds of members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Local 388 and 1199 at Eaton Corp.-Cobham Mission Systems in Davenport are on strike after rejecting a new contract. There …