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INTERACTIVE MAP: Fourth quarter info added to 2021 commercial building permit map

 

Nearly 70 new commercial building projects were started in the Des Moines area in the fourth quarter of 2021, permit data from 13 metro-area communities and Polk County shows.

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By KATHY A. BOLTEN | Feb 9, 2021
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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Clubhouse, an invite-only audio app popular among the tech set, is already generating opportunity for misogyny and racism, users say

About a month after I was kindly invited to join the beta app Clubhouse, I have not entirely figured out how I want to use it yet. (Somebody online described it as Medium for the …
By KATE HAYDEN | Feb 9, 2021
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Optimae LifeServices to offer statewide employee training as NADSP member

Optimae LifeServices announced it will provide nationally recognized employee training to its direct support professionals and front-line supervisors this year as a partner with the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals. Optimae’s partnership with NADSP began five …
By BPC Staff | Feb 9, 2021
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High school students invited to participate in EVERFI Black History Month Challenge

Principal Financial Group is inviting high school students in the U.S. to participate in the EVERFI Black History Month Challenge, a first-of-its-kind national scholarship competition to inspire students and spark critical conversations. The challenge runs …
By BPC Staff | Feb 9, 2021
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VenuWorks chosen to manage the Yard in Johnston

The Ames-based venue management company VenueWorks has been hired to manage the Yard in the Johnston Town Center. According to a news release, the Yard, a central green space, is scheduled to open this summer. …
By BPC Staff | Feb 9, 2021
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F&M Bank, CBI Bank & Trust announce merger

Corridor Business Journal: Central Bancshares Inc., a community bank holding company based in Muscatine, announced that it has merged two of its subsidiaries, Galesburg, Ill.-based F&M Bank and Muscatine-based CBI Bank & Trust. The combined organization …
By BPC Staff | Feb 8, 2021
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MidWestOne reports higher profit for fourth quarter, lower for full year

Corridor Business Journal: MidWestOne Financial Group Inc. reported net profit for the fourth quarter of 2020 of $16.7 million. That compares with a net loss of $19.8 million in the third quarter and a profit of …
By BPC Staff | Feb 8, 2021
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Meredith’s operating earnings more than double in fiscal Q2

Meredith Corp. recently reported second-quarter earnings from continuing operations of $149 million, more than double the comparable prior-year period. Fiscal 2021 second quarter cash flow from operations and free cash flow each more than doubled to $183 …
By BPC Staff | Feb 8, 2021
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Hy-Vee donates $100,000 to K.C. quarterback Mahomes’ children’s charity

Although the Kansas City Chiefs were shut down in Sunday’s big game, a health and wellness charity founded by quarterback Patrick Mahomes is still a winner. West Des Moines-based grocery chain Hy-Vee Inc. on Friday …
By BPC Staff | Feb 8, 2021
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Dwolla founder Milne joins board of Lincoln Savings Bank

Ben Milne, founder and chairman of Des Moines-based payment platform Dwolla Inc., has joined the board of directors of Lincoln Savings Bank. Milne, who holds various patents for payment processing technologies, has participated in the …
By BPC Staff | Feb 8, 2021