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Nearly $1M in rental assistance available for derecho-affected Iowans

More than $1 million in funding is available to assist eligible renters affected by the Aug. 10 derecho in 12 counties, the Iowa Finance Authority board of directors announced this week. Anawim Housing, the city …

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Reminders of Highland Park hardware store found in new coffee shop

Reminders of the former occupant of the building at 3613 Sixth Ave. — Highland Park Hardware — can be seen throughout the refurbished space now occupied by Slow Down Coffee Co. Photo by Joe Crimmings

For …

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Principal Life settles for $6M over N.Y. state violations

Corridor Business Journal: Des Moines-based Principal Life Insurance Co. has reached a $6 million settlement with financial regulators in New York for not being upfront with customers about how much money they might lose by switching …

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Iowa employment growth likely to weaken in coming months, Leading Indicators Index reports

The Iowa Leading Indicators Index increased to 103.4 in September from a revised 103.2 in August, the Iowa Department of Revenue reported this week. The index has decreased 2.9% from February 2020, the last month …

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WOI-TV denies sex, age discrimination against former news director in federal court

Des Moines Register: A former news director for Des Moines’ WOI-TV station will make her claim of gender discrimination in federal court. April Samp was let go in December 2019, shortly after WOI was acquired by …

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Grinnell Mutual recognized among Best 100 Internship Programs by Vault

Grinnell Mutual has been named one of?Vault’s 2020 Best 100 Internship Programs?in the country, ranking 11th?overall?with a score of 9.371. Vault, a career research company based in New York, surveyed more than 11,000 interns, who …

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Amazon confirms it will open sortation center in Bondurant

Excavation work is underway at the site of a new warehouse project in Bondurant. Photo by Michael Crumb

By next summer Amazon Inc. will have distribution operations in nearly 1 million square feet of warehouse space …

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The Des Moines Art Center has been awarded a Student Arts Education Investment Grant from Bravo Greater Des Moines and the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines.

Principal Financial Group received recognition from the Investment Management Education Alliance STAR Awards recently. The Des Moines-based retirement services company won awards in eight major categories, including the prestigious Overall Retirement Communications award for the second year …

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Des Moines Art Center awarded $8,000 grant to expand virtual learning

The Des Moines Art Center has been awarded a Student Arts Education Investment Grant from Bravo Greater Des Moines and the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines. The grant was developed to support local arts, culture and …

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Iowa’s economy ‘rapidly improving,’ survey shows

Iowa’s economy continued to grow in October, behind strengthening employment and increases in various manufacturing indicators, according to a monthly survey of supply managers in nine states.

The Mid-American Business Conditions Index for Iowa increased …