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University Research: The jobs you need to fill

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By the end of the decade, the U.S. military will be downsized by approximately 350,000 people, and Home Base Iowa seeks to attract as many of these veterans to the state as possible …

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Big data = better transportation

Iowa Department of Transportation Director Paul Trombino and his friends at the Iowa Economic Development Authority have found a way to use big data to attract businesses, keep them here and save them a pile …

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A Closer Look: Susan Haider

Susan Haider begin working in March for UnityPoint Health in the newly created position of vice president of marketing and communications. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Haider was selected following a nationwide search. In her …

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The buzz about drones

Someday, drones could fly around Greater Des Moines and the rest of Iowa in swarms, delivering pizzas and packages; checking crops, bridges and buildings; and assisting journalists and real estate agents with still photos and …

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Business Record 5-1-15

University Research
We highlight four research efforts from Iowa’s universities in an effort to help you do business better.

Focus: University Research

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Opus launches industrial warehouse projects

The Opus Group is set to expand the industrial office and warehouse footprint in Greater Des Moines by several hundred thousand square feet.

It is ready to start construction on a 208,252-square-foot speculative industrial office …

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Effort seeks regional common building, fire codes

Johnston City Administrator Jim Sanders is leading an effort to review building and fire codes in Greater Des Moines and determine whether there is way to make them more consistent.

The effort is one of …

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DMACC Foundation extends entrepreneurship contest deadline

The Des Moines Area Community College Foundation has extended the deadline for the first round of the DMACC Foundation Entrepreneurship Competition to May 29. The competition is open to DMACC students and alumni who live in Iowa …

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Dissension evident despite decision to pursue bus rapid transit grant

It turns out not all Greater Des Moines leaders are convinced that the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) should pursue bus rapid transit, widely seen as the next big thing in Greater Des …

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Potential new development partnership could complete Younkers rehab

Blackbird Investments, a development team that has completed the renovation of a historic warehouse in downtown Des Moines and is planning a residential build out at Historic Fort Des Moines, is considering a partnership with …