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State approves Johnston’s 1,461-acre annexation

Johnston will annex a 1,461-acre area that includes Beaver Creek Golf Course, a U.S. Navy training facility under construction and part of Camp Dodge. The voluntary annexation, meaning landowners agreed to the plan, includes six …

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State approves Johnston’s 1,461-acre annexation

Johnston will annex a 1,461-acre area that includes Beaver Creek Golf Course, a U.S. Navy training facility under construction and part of Camp Dodge. The voluntary annexation, meaning landowners agreed to the plan, includes six …

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ABI survey: Confidence high

The Iowa Association of Business and Industry’s latest survey of its board members found nearly three-quarters, 71 percent, of members expect sales to expand over the next year. 

“Iowa’s economy is doing well,” said Mike …

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SBA to co-host Twitter chat, webinar on disaster continuity planning

The U.S. Small Business Administration is partnering with the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety and the Federal Emergency Management Agency this month to help businesses become more aware of their risks while also …

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Iowa joins competition to land USDA agencies with combined budget of $1.6 billion

Des Moines Register: Iowa has joined a throng of states that want to land two USDA agency headquarters that Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue wants to move away from Washington, D.C. The Iowa Economic Development Authority said …

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Census data show Des Moines incomes rising, poverty rates declining

Des Moines Register: Iowa household incomes grew at a faster clip in 2017 than the rest of the nation, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released today. But Iowans still earn less than the U.S. median …

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Workshops scheduled for IEDA community improvement grants

The Iowa Economic Development Authority has scheduled five regional application workshops for its Community Catalyst Building Remediation Program, which provides grants for the redevelopment, rehabilitation or deconstruction of buildings to stimulate economic growth or reinvestment, …

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A Closer Look: Jen Cross

Jen Cross had every intention of leaving Des Moines, and she did — for a year.

But the pull of family, Cyclone football and basketball, and a city that was fast becoming a darling of …

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Atlantic plans panel on heartland health

The Atlantic, a magazine and multi-platform publisher, plans a one-day look at the future of the heartland, with a panel of local and national leaders appearing in Des Moines Sept. 20 at Curate. The event …

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Georgia developer: Whitewater would put D.M. ‘over the top’

Columbus, Ga., developer Mat Swift arrives this afternoon for a three-day visit to Greater Des Moines during which he will rally Greater Des Moines Partnership investors and others interested in developing a whitewater course along …

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