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Journalist Hannah-Jones to headline Sussman Lecture, discussions on racial oppression

Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist and Iowa native Nikole Hannah-Jones will speak to members of the Greater Des Moines community at two virtual events on April 8, including the spring Sussman Lecture offered by the Harkin …

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Legacy Financial Group ranked among top 50 emerging RIA firms

Legacy Financial Group in Des Moines was named by industry journal RIA Channel as one of its top 50 Emerging Registered Investment Adviser firms. “Our success is directly attributed to the quality of our advisors, team, and …

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ESO names new VP of customer experience, site lead for Des Moines office

ESO announced that Darrin Poole has been named its vice president of customer experience and site lead for the company’s Des Moines location. ESO, based in Austin, Texas, is a data and software company serving emergency …

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Des Moines gun stores see sales surge

Des Moines Register: The Polk County Sheriff’s Office issued 9,145 concealed carry permits in 2020, an 80% increase over the prior year. Across the country, according to the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the FBI conducted 21 …

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City-owned land in Market District appraised at $11.1 million

District Developer LLC, a consortium that includes developer James Cownie’s JSC Properties, MidAmerican Energy Co. and other local developers, plans to redevelop 39 acres of the Market District, a 260-acre area roughly between East Court …

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Iowa AgriTech Accelerator announces dissolution

Five years after launch, the Iowa AgriTech Accelerator is dissolving, Executive Director Nadilia Gomez announced in a statement sent to the Business Record this afternoon. 

The governing board cited the emergence of new, regional entrepreneurial …

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HUD designates Central Iowa Shelter & Services as an Envision Center Demonstration Site

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is designating Central Iowa Shelter & Services as an EnVision Center Demonstration Site in Des Moines. EnVision Centers demonstrate that financial support alone is insufficient to solve …

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Sammons Financial Group receives third Employee’s Choice Award from Glassdoor

For the third consecutive year, West Des Moines-based Sammons Financial Group Inc. has been honored with a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award, recognizing the Best Places to Work in 2021. Sammons was the only Iowa-based company on the …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Biden’s two-pronged attack on income inequality

President-elect Joe Biden wants the federal government to address income inequality by both redistributing more money to people at the bottom of the income ladder and by using policy to drive unemployment low enough to …

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Cut from MLB’s minor league, Clinton and Burlington join Prospect League

Radio Iowa: The Burlington Bees and the Clinton LumberKings will play ball this spring as part of the Prospect League, which features college baseball players. In December, Major League Baseball cut ties with 42 of its …