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7 Best white-collar jobs

Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics, the website 24/7 Wall St. projected which jobs are expected to grow the most before 2020.  Here are seven white-collar fields that are expected to grow by more …

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Challenger: Job cuts down in August

Employers announced plans to cut 32,239 workers from their payrolls in August, according to global outplacement consultants at Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc.

That’s the lowest number of monthly job cuts by U.S.-based firms since …

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Iowa economy may slow a bit – Iowa Business Council

A quarterly survey of Iowa business leaders suggests that concerns about the global economy and the effect of the drought will slow Iowa’s economy this fall.

The Iowa Business Council’s third-quarter survey of executives of …

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Project IOWA honors first graduating class

The leaders of A Mid-Iowa Organizing Strategy (AMOS) will celebrate its first graduating class of Project IOWA (Iowa Opportunities for Workforce Advancement) today at 5 p.m.

Gov. Terry Branstad will give the commencement address to …

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Iowa unemployment insurance tax rates improve for 2013

Employers will see about $100 million in tax savings next year because of an improvement in the state’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Funds, with the average rate falling from 2.4 percent to 2 percent, according to …

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Water Works Park receives $100,000 grant

Des Moines Water Works has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines Leadership Circle. The grant will help fund a master plan to renovate the park, said Randy Beavers, …

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Partnership to host global partnerships speaker

Deirdre White, president and CEO of CDC Development Solutions of Washington, D.C., will speak in Des Moines on Sept. 12.

The event is hosted by the Greater Des Moines Partnership and the U.S. Center for …

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Partnership recognized for communication efforts

The Greater Des Moines Partnership received the American Chamber of Commerce Executives’ (ACCE) Award for Communications Excellence.

Winners were recognized at the annual ACCE convention on Aug. 2 in Louisville, Ky. The Partnership’s Community Rankings Campaign received …

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Iowa ranks as third-best state for young adults says MoneyRates.com

Iowa is the third-best state for young adults, according to a recent ranking. MoneyRates.com, an online source of information on bank rates, personal finance and investing, ranked Iowa behind North Dakota and South Dakota.  The …

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Fairfield Inn planned in Urbandale

Fairfield Inns and Suites is building a new hotel in Urbandale. The hotel will be at 8661 Plum Drive, just off the 86th Street interchange of Interstate Highway 35/80. The Urbandale City Council approved a …

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