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Rockwell Collins claimed one-fifth of Iowa’s R&D tax credits last year

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Rockwell Collins made one-fifth of the claims for Iowa’s research-and-development tax credit in 2017, a new report shows. Rockwell claimed more than $13.9 million in the Research Activities Credit last year, making it …

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Grimes, Mason City firms authorized to distribute $140 million in federal tax credits

Two Iowa firms that distribute federal New Market Tax Credits have received a total of $140 million of a $3.5 billion allocation from the U.S. Treasury Department. Midwest Renewable Capital LLC, a Grimes firm that …

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March 8: Raising Capital Seminar

Host: The Greater Des Moines Partnership and the BrownWinick Law Firm
About: Startup company founders in Greater Des Moines will have the opportunity to learn from other entrepreneurs and startup investors on how to raise …

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Breakfast in Des Moines, 10th anniversary celebration in Kosovo

Kosovo this week celebrates its 10th anniversary of independence it won with the assistance of the Iowa National Guard, and Maj. General Timothy Orr, the Iowa National Guard’s adjutant general, will be in Kosovo Thursday …

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Feb. 22: The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: Impact on the Charitable Sector

Host: Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines
About: The federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was signed into law in December, leaving many charitable nonprofits, their boards and their donors wondering what impact this will …

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Partnership D.C. trip registration open

Registration for the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s annual trip to Washington, D.C., is open. The trip runs May 9-11 and is expected to include lobbying sessions, tours, panel discussions, meetings with the congressional delegation and …

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TAI, IEDA, Partnership, W.D.M. pin hopes on Iowans

The Iowan Project, a new talent development initiative, lets people with Iowa connections use a website to drop a pin on a map to show where they live now. The idea will be to encourage …

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Many chambers of commerce holding annual dinners this month

Most local chambers of commerce host their annual dinners toward the beginning of the year, with February being a particularly popular time for the events. Here is a quick list of remaining annual dinners for your…
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NOTEBOOK: Partnership exceeds goals

Greater Des Moines Partnership Chairman Dan Houston took time to debrief me on his year at the helm of one of the area’s biggest and most powerful economic development groups. 

In the course of the …

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SBA backs nearly $3M in Central Iowa loans

The U.S. Small Business Administration in January backed eight private loans for Central Iowa businesses for a total of just under $3 million. 

The $2.96 million in loans should help create 40 new jobs and …