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SBA backs 11 central Iowa loans totaling $5.6M

The U.S. Small Business Administration backed 11 private loans for a combined $5.6 million for Central Iowa businesses in November.


The loans helped create 27 jobs and keep 110 jobs in companies that had a…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Dec 9, 2015
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Mannheimer moves to new role

Zachary Mannheimer, executive director of the Des Moines Social Club, on Jan. 2 will begin a new job at a Johnston-based company interested in turning art and entrepreneurship into economic development in towns around Iowa.…
By PERRY BEEMAN | Dec 9, 2015
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Mannheimer’s new job: mix arts, entrepreneurship, jobs

Zachary Mannheimer, the former New Yorker behind the successful creation and growth of the Des Moines Social Club, now wants to use arts and entrepreneurship to help small Iowa towns boost their economic development.

Mannheimer, …
By PERRY BEEMAN | Dec 9, 2015
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Manpower survey: Greater Des Moines businesses bullish on 2016

A quarter of Des Moines and West Des Moines employers surveyed by Manpower expect to hire more employees from January through March.


Another 67 percent will keep current staff levels, 6 percent will reduce them, and 2…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Dec 8, 2015
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Greater Des Moines lands national cities meeting

Greater Des Moines will host the CEOs for Cities Spring 2016 National City Cluster Workshop.


The event will be June 26-28 in downtown Des Moines and will feature interactive workshops and activities that will focus…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Dec 7, 2015
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Business boom update

Jay Byers works at command central during one of Greater Des Moines’ biggest economic booms. More than most business leaders, politicians and nonprofit leaders, the CEO of the Greater Des Moines Partnership plays a central …
By PERRY BEEMAN | Dec 4, 2015
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Iowa Venture Award winners named

Iowa Area Development Group today presented the Iowa Venture Awards to companies that have made significant contributions to the state’s economy through investment, expansion and job creation. The recipients included Hy-Line North America LLC of Wilton as…
By BPC Staff | Dec 3, 2015
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Measure of Iowa economic activity fell for 10th month in a row in October

The Iowa Leading Indicators Index decreased to 106.3 in October from 106.7 in September, the Iowa Department of Revenue said today.


The index has dropped for 10 consecutive months, with the magnitude of the drop…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Dec 3, 2015
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West Des Moines charts course for 2036

A Drake University-educated consultant and economist this morning rolled out a vision plan that urges West Des Moines to pursue new tax revenue to keep its high bond ratings, create a couple of new advisory…
By PERRY BEEMAN | Dec 2, 2015
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Van Meter Inc. to expand to Chicago, Omaha

Van Meter Inc., a Cedar Rapids-based distributor of electrical and mechanical supplies and solutions, announced Tuesday that it will expand its business territory to the east and west in 2016. The company has entered into …
By BPC Staff | Dec 2, 2015