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Fareway’s rezoning request for meat market rejected by Des Moines board

A request from Fareway Stores Inc. to rezone a residential lot to allow development of a meat market was turned down by the Des Moines Plan and Zoning Commission on Thursday.

The request now goes …

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Milken report shows D.M. drops on list of best-performing cities

Des Moines had the fifth-steepest decline in the Milken Institute’s Best-Performing Cities list, in part because of slow wage growth in high-tech industries, an author of the report said.

The report, “Best-Performing Cities 2021: Foundation for …

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Slight uptick in number of unemployment claims filed in Iowa

The number of Iowans who filed unemployment claims last week increased 5.5% to 45,032, newly released data from Iowa Workforce Development shows. The number of initial unemployment claims filed during the week that ended Saturday …

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Iowa insurance commissioner approves GuideOne reorganization plan

GuideOne Mutual Insurance has received approval from Iowa Insurance Commissioner Doug Ommen to reorganize from a domestic mutual insurance company to a stock insurance company. The reorganization, which will be conducted through two separate transactions, …

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Wright hired as startup community builder at Greater Des Moines Partnership

Diana Wright has joined the Greater Des Moines Partnership as its startup community builder. Wright, who most recently worked at Iowa State University’s Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship, will begin her new role on April 19. …

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Iowa joins lawsuit against Biden administration over relief money and tax cuts

Associated Press/Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa joined 12 other states Wednesday in suing President Joe Biden’s administration over a rule in the federal stimulus act that bars states from using relief money to offset tax cuts. The …

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Principal Financial poll: Employee turnover spiking for small businesses

Employee turnover increased significantly for U.S. small businesses due to COVID-19, according to a new survey from Principal Financial Group. The company’s latest polling of more than 1,000 small business owners revealed a 20% uptick …

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Iowa grocers lose court battle over bottle bill as legislators seek a compromise

Des Moines Register: Iowa grocers on Wednesday lost a lawsuit in district court that environmental groups worried would gut Iowa’s bottle bill — a ruling that could leave the fate of the outdated, more than 40-year-old …

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Des Moines Flying Service lands in new home at DSM International Airport

Des Moines Flying Service has moved into a new 26,100-square-foot building on the south side of the Des Moines International Airport as part of the airport’s new terminal project. According to a news release, the …