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Accumold breaks ground for $10 million Ankeny expansion

Accumold ceremonially broke ground today on a 40,000-square-foot expansion of its Ankeny facility, its second expansion project in four years. The $10 million project, first announced in February, will enable Accumold to hire more than 200 additional …

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Job growth, wages surge

U.S. job growth and wages rose in May, signs of an economic boost that could mean an interest rate hike in September, Reuters reported.

 

Even the bad news came with a silver lining. Employment rose …

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Des Moines: The next generation

Des Moines is a mature, medium-sized city.

That comes with some challenges. 

Combine the flight to the suburbs, brain drain, a shortage of skilled workers, the financial stress that comes with 40 percent of the …

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VIDEO: Get to know – Phil Delafield

 

Find out what makes Des Moines community development director Phil Delafield, who’s the lead staff member for PlanDSM, tick.…

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Florida universities help Orlando, Tampa redevelop

When metro big-thinker Bruce Katz of the Brookings Institution visited Greater Des Moines recently, he suggested Iowa State University move to downtown Des Moines, or at least establish a major research center there. In the …

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May accepts new term as Cultivation Corridor chairman

 

John May will serve as board chairman of the Cultivation Corridor for 2015-16, extending his leadership of the organization. May is president of agricultural solutions and chief information officer at Deere and Co. He …

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Facebook to build third data center in Altoona

Facebook today said it will build a third data center in Altoona, confirming its initial plans for the site. The first building was announced in April 2013, and the second a year later. This is …

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Iowa Business Council: Expect increased hiring

A majority of Iowa Business Council members expect to sustain or increase employment over the next six months, while sales and capital spending plans remain unchanged for the state’s largest employers, the Iowa Business Council …

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Marsh & McLennan opens innovation center in Ireland

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. announced Thursday it has opened the Marsh & McLennan Innovation Centre in Dublin, Ireland. The center, which is expected to create about 100 new highly skilled jobs in Ireland, is …

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Planners offer online game, visions of water trails

The Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization is launching a first-of-its-kind effort to plan water trails in the Greater Des Moines area.

 

The idea: Come up with a master plan for 150 miles of …