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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Is cutting entitlement programs key to fixing looming debt crisis?

Here’s an interesting opinion piece from Monday’s Washington Post that the folks at the Brookings Institute recommended to us. Five former chairs of the White House Council of Economic Advisors write that the looming federal fiscal crisis …

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Des Moines rises to No. 4 on best place to live list

Des Moines rose five spots to No. 4 in the latest U.S. News & World Report “Best Places to Live” list, behind Austin, Texas, Colorado Springs and Denver. Fayetteville, Ark., was No. 5.


The only …

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TPI plans move to Airport Commerce Park South

The Printer Inc., a 45-year-old Des Moines company that in recent years has focused on direct-mail products for the gambling industry, plans a $12.8 million expansion that includes a new 75,000-square-foot facility at 2550 Gannett …

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Stocks of Iowa-traded companies take a hit in March

        Iowa companies had an unlucky March, with a majority recording share price losses last month. 

Pharmaceutical company KemPharm Inc. and biodiesel manufacturer Renewable Energy Group Inc. were among the top gainers …

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SBA backs $2.6M in Central Iowa loans

The U.S. Small Business Administration backed 13 private Central Iowa loans for a combined $2.6 million in March for projects expected to create 122 jobs and retain 132. 

For this purpose, Central Iowa consists of …

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Tariff tiff: Midwest braces; who blinks first?

The U.S. vs. China tariff tiff has caught the Midwest — and the markets — in a squeeze of anxiety with many observers wondering which side will blink first.

Reuters reports that China is now considering …

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Warren County opens business grant apps

The Warren County Small Business Grant Contest is accepting entries. A prize of $6,000 will be awarded to an existing small business, and $4,000 will go to a startup business. All Warren County small businesses of fewer …

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Iowa Business Council launches Business Education Alliance

Although 80 percent of the Iowa Business Council’s members anticipate higher sales in the next six months, two-thirds are concerned about attracting and retaining quality workers, according to results of the council’s quarterly Economic Outlook …

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Lauridsens’ $1M donation lifts skate park campaign

 

Greater Des Moines benefactors Nix and Virginia Lauridsen — who a year ago donated $1 million to help overhaul the headquarters of the Des Moines Metro Opera — have given the same amount toward …

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Iowa Business Conditions Index jumped in March

Iowa saw a “very healthy” Business Conditions Index of 64.7 in February, reports economist Ernie Goss of Creighton University. That’s up from 59.4 in January; anything above 50 suggests growth. The monthly survey of supply managers in …

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