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China to cancel more soy shipments

Chinese companies are expected to cancel most of the remaining soybeans that importers had committed to buy at the end of this summer, Bloomberg reports. China has not taken delivery of about 1.14 million metric tons …

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Iowa economy in a ‘very healthy’ zone

The Iowa economy showed modest improvement in June, according to a report today from Creighton University.

The Mid-America Business Conditions Index, which evaluates economic conditions in a nine-state region, scored Iowa at a “very healthy” 62.6, …

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A nagging problem

For more than three decades, Des Moines has been the can-do city, reshaping and rebuilding its downtown and grabbing national attention for its efforts. In many of its neighborhoods, however, the city didn’t.

As if …

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Measure of state economic activity stays the same April to May

A measure of the Iowa economy was unchanged in May from April, marking the second month in a row that the index has held steady, the Iowa Department of Revenue said. Four of the eight …

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Trade tussle having little effect, yet, on farm exports

Despite trade disputes with China, Canada, Mexico and the European Union, the four largest customers for U.S. farm exports, 2018 will be a banner year for overseas sales, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture …

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Report: Working but earning too little to just get by

Nearly 100,000 Iowa working households — accounting for 227,000 people — earn too little for a basic standard of living without public supports beyond health insurance, despite one or more full-time wage earners in the …

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Polaris says it might move some motorcycle production from Iowa to Poland

Associated Press: Polaris Industries said Friday that it is considering moving some of its Iowa production of motorcycles out of the country because of European tariffs, just days after Harley-Davidson announced a similar move. A spokeswoman …

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Partnership announces initial DSM Fellowship class

The Greater Des Moines Partnership today announced the initial cohort for its new DSM Fellowship program. A total of 24 employees at 14 Greater Des Moines companies are participating in the pilot class of the professional development …

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Rypma project in East Village will receive state historic tax credits

A $2.2 million plan to convert an 89-year-old sliver of a building at East Fifth Street and East Grand Avenue into a restaurant, a bar and a single apartment has been awarded $393,686 in state …

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SBA to host regulatory reform roundtable July 18 in West Des Moines

The Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration will host a regulatory reform roundtable in West Des Moines from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. July 18. The event is an opportunity for small-business …