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Financial, housing markets dictate future of West End Lofts project

Hubbell Realty Co. continues to explore a number of options for its West End Lofts project, which now include selling the property.

“A few months ago, we decided to go ahead and put a price …

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Platting proposal reveals tightened lending standards

It’s becoming more common for lenders to require the collateralization of existing and proposed buildings in large-scale commercial and residential developments by some real estate associated with each project.

The stricter lending guidelines have led …

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Ticker: Oct. 27

LWBJ Financial LLC announced the retirement of Jeff Bartling, the firm’s managing partner and one of the original founders, effective Dec. 31, 2009. He intends to market succession planning concepts nationally to other certified public …

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Electricity grid gets funding to get ‘smart’

The first help for America’s aging electricity grid is on the way.

The federal government announced $3.4 billion in funding to help move the country from its aging electricity grid toward a “smart grid,” NewYorkTimes.com …

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ISU economist predicts a long Iowa recovery

Though a survey by the National Association for Business Economics reported that more than 80 percent of economists believe the nation’s recession is over, an Iowa State University economist isn’t expecting a quick recovery in …

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ING to divest its insurance operations

ING Groep NV announced this morning that it will move toward a complete separation of its banking and insurance operations, shrinking itself into a smaller Europe-focused bank over the next four years. The Dutch-based financial …

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U.S. health-care system wastes up to $800 billion a year

The U.S. health-care system is just as wasteful as President Barack Obama says it is, and proposed reforms could be paid for by fixing some of the most obvious inefficiencies, preventing mistakes and fighting fraud, …

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Ticker: Oct. 26

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. today announced new assignments for several executive leaders across the company, including Kim Austen, president of Allied Insurance in Des Moines. Austen, who has been Allied’s president since 2006, will have …

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Every portfolio needs a range of investments

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Close the curtain

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