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Des Moines outsourcing destination?

As Protocol Driven Healthcare Inc. gears up to move its operations to Des Moines from New Jersey, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm that’s investing in that company is preparing to refer another out-of-state business …

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Joint programming planned for Pappajohn Center

The John and Mary Pappajohn Higher Education Center, which will house the Des Moines Higher Education Collaborative, plans to open Sept. 1, and the collaborative’s partner schools are planning for programming changes at the new …

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Baker makes restaurant from scratch

When you set out to buy a building, you usually look for something with four walls and a roof. But not always.

Steve Logsdon paid $50,000 for the remnants of a building that was constructed …

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Investing in training

A funding vehicle used by Iowa’s community colleges for the Iowa New Jobs Training Program appears to be a good investment in two ways — both for employers investing in their workers, and for the …

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Buyers snap up Waterstreet condos

Mike Bean and his wife, Dee DePhillips, spent a fair amount of time debating the idea of moving from a suburban home in the woods to a fourth-floor residence in downtown Des Moines before finally …

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Iowa Heart Center in West Des Moines

For the doctors of the Iowa Heart Center, moving to the heart of the West Des Moines “Medical Mile” made a lot of sense. So did the idea of owning their own facility, rather than …

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Lifelong learning

Five adult men of varying ages and professions are transported to a remote area of Peru. Though it may sound like the basis for a reality television show, it’s actually local professionals furthering their education …

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A catalyst for development

Stand on the corner of 15th Street and Grand Avenue, and you’ll get a much different feel for downtown depending on whether you’re looking east or west.

To the west, Meredith Corp.’s campus with its …

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NCCJ funding jeopardized

A philosophical split with some longtime supporters could financially cripple the National Conference for Community and Justice. In the end, the breach could redefine the 77-year-old social justice organization as it looks for previously untapped …

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Big tires, big center

Every 40 minutes or so, another truckload of tires, many of them big enough to squash a Hummer with no trouble, arrives at the sprawling north Des Moines distribution center on Northeast 66th Avenue.

That’s …