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West Des Moines disaster insurance startup Recoop announces key hires

Recoop Disaster Insurance, a West Des Moines-based specialty insurance company launched earlier this year, announced the addition of two longtime insurance industry experts. Jeffrey Marshall has been named chief operating officer, and Kelly Anonson has been …

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House votes to extend moratorium on Medicare physician reimbursement cuts

The U.S. House on Thursday voted 222-212 to pass a legislative package that would prevent the Medicare sequester and Pay-As-You-Go cuts slated to take effect early next year. If passed by the Senate, the package …

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Vote on resolution that could lead to regionalizing water utility delayed to get more public input

The West Des Moines Water Works board of trustees has delayed a vote on the future of the city’s water supply, saying it is seeking more robust public discussion before action is taken.

Recent public …

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Lee Enterprises rejects takeover bid from Alden hedge fund

Associated Press: Newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises has rejected a takeover offer from the Alden Global Capital hedge fund that is one of the largest newspaper owners in the country with a reputation for intense cost cuts …

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Two outreach organizations receive $50,000, career certificates from Google

Google announced Tuesday during a workforce roundtable with Gov. Kim Reynolds that it will give Des Moines-based Genesis Youth Foundation and Hampton-based La Luz Centro Cultural $50,000 in funding and 75 Google Career Certificates each …

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Integrity Marketing Group acquires Brokers Clearing House

Integrity Marketing Group LLC, an independent distributor of life, health and wealth products, recently announced it has acquired Des Moines-based Brokers Clearing House, a brokerage general agency based in Des Moines. As part of the acquisition, Debbie …

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Panelists: Amenities important in attracting people to downtown

A view of a proposed urban park looking from Seventh Street to the west. The park is planned where the former Younkers department store was located. Architectural rendering by BBS Architects|Engineers

For a number of years, …

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Casey’s revenue up in quarter, shares lag behind estimates with higher operating costs

Des Moines Register: As the pandemic eases due to the availability of the COVID-19 vaccine, customers continue to return to Casey’s General Stores. The Ankeny-based convenience store chain reported this week total revenues surged to $3.26 …

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Kemps donates 34,000 containers of shelf-stable milk to Food Bank of Iowa

Food Bank of Iowa CEO Michelle Book, third from left, is seen with representatives of Fareway and Kemps, which donated more than 33,000 containers of shelf-stable milk to the food bank on Wednesday. Photo submitted by …

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Workforce the focus of 2022 session, lawmakers say during Partnership breakfast

From left: Sen. Brad Zaun, Sen. Zach Wahls, Rep. Brent Siegrist, Rep. Jennifer Konfrst.

 

Issues surrounding workforce development will be the focus of the 2022 Iowa legislative session, according to lawmakers who participated in …