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ARI Network Services Inc. announced today that it has acquired Des Moines-based Direct Communications Inc., which provides differentiated product content and electronic catalog software in the automotive aftermarket. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed, …
Gov. Terry Branstad today named six communities — Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Norwalk, Marion, Mason City and Perry — that are in the second round of certification through the Iowa Economic Development Authority’s Certified Site Program. The program’s …
Greater Des Moines set a new trade record in 2014, according to data released today by the U.S. Department of Commerce. Goods exports from the Des Moines-West Des Moines area totaled $1.4 billion last year, …
Hollie Askey has been named executive director of the Warren County Economic Development Corp., replacing Jason White, who left the organization earlier this year for a similar position in Oshkosh, Wis. Askey has served as …
Before you moved to Des Moines, what was your perception of the city? We asked Business Record readers this question to help tell this story about showcasing Des Moines. More than 60 Des Moines transplants …
Bruce Katz of the Brookings Institution got his first look around Des Moines in May when he spoke at a breakfast event hosted by Capital Crossroads. The day after his departure, Katz said, he had …
The U.S. trade deficit widened in May as exports declined by the most in three months, an indication that businesses were making fewer sales to overseas customers, Bloomberg reported.
The gap grew 2.9 percent to …
Alex Pearlstein, vice president with Market Street Services, a national economic, community and workforce development consulting firm based in Atlanta, had a rare opportunity several years ago.
When the company — which has worked …
The Altoona City Council will consider a site plan for the third building at the Facebook Inc. server farm north of Interstate Highway 80 and west of Northeast 56th Street. The 632,690-square-foot structure will be …
A drop in farm incomes from late 2014 to early 2015 dragged down Iowans’ per capita personal income growth in recent U.S. Commerce Department news, but the quarterly report doesn’t accurately reflect the state’s generally …
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