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YMCA’s Schwartz: Pool funding ‘very close’

The YMCA of Greater Des Moines appears to be on the finishing lap in the long process to raise funds for the Wellmark YMCA pool.


The $1 million grant from Vision Iowa announced Thursday “gets…
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A Closer Look: Randy Reichardt

Some people bicycle to work. 

For four years, Randy Reichardt’s work was bicycling.

Reichardt wasn’t officially a professional bicyclist, but he was in Boulder, Colo., for four years competing in USA Cycling events and collecting …

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Prestage: Chances ‘high’ Iowa will get $240M plant

Des Moines Register: Mason City might have rejected Prestage Farms’ proposed $240 million pork processing plant, but Ron Prestage, a leader of the family-owned business, said he believes the plant will be built in Iowa.…

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Consultant works on fund to aid Syrian refugees

While many Iowa philanthropists strive to improve conditions locally, regionally or even nationally, a visiting scholar in Des Moines is taking a decidedly global approach.


Kavilash Chawla, who serves on the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s…
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Iowa middle-market sector growth lags national pace

Iowa ranks 35th out of the 50 states and Washington, D.C., for growth in number of middle-market firms from 2011 to 2016, according to the latest Middle Market Power Index from American Express and Dun & Bradstreet. …

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U.S. business execs report rosier outlook

Business executives are feeling more confident about the U.S. economy’s prospects than last quarter, but still more guarded than last year, the American Institute of CPAs’ second-quarter survey found.


The organization polls chief executive officers, chief financial officers,…
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RMH Systems acquires Kansas scale company

Waukee-based RMH Systems announced it has completed its acquisition of Electronic Scale Systems Inc. in Kansas City, Kan., effective June 1. The acquisition makes RMH Systems, an industrial systems integrator that specializes in material handling, packaging and …

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Workforce Development receives $200,000 apprenticeship grant

The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that Iowa will receive a $200,000 ApprenticeshipUSA State Accelerator Grant to expand and expedite apprenticeship programs in Iowa. Iowa Workforce Development will use the grant to help integrate …

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Iowa economy emitted mixed signals in April

The Iowa Leading Indicators Index increased 0.3 percent to 105.8  in April from a revised 105.5 in March, the second consecutive monthly increase, the Iowa Department of Revenue said in a release. The report mixed good news …

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Business leaders expect stronger second half

Iowa Business Council: The sentiment of Iowa Business Council members regarding economic activity in the state for the next six months moved higher from the previous quarter. The 2016 second-quarter IBC Overall Economic Outlook Survey Index …