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GDMCVB hopes branding change will catch more visitors

The Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau doesn’t want people to see Des Moines. It wants people to catch it.

The tourism group, which unveiled its new logo and branding campaign at its annual …

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Snapshot: America’s veterans

Veterans are more likely to earn more money that the average American, are more highly educated, are less likely to be unemployed, but are nearly twice as likely to have some disability, according to the …

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Zeroing in on the gender gap

There’s something lacking in many of Iowa’s boardrooms, top offices and legislative committees: women.

A recent study by Nexus, an Iowa women’s networking group, shows that female business owners trail their male counterparts in entrepreneurial …

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Palmer Group releases salary guide

Salaries and workforce sizes are on the rise in Central Iowa, according to two local surveys.

About 44 percent of Central Iowa companies plan to add workers next year, according to a survey conducted by …

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Economy adds 171,000 jobs

The Labor Department announced that the economy added 171,000 jobs last month, Reuters reported.

And although the unemployment rate inched up from 7.8 percent to 7.9 percent, analysts say it’s an optimistic sign that more …

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By the numbers: Women’s Pay Equality

Gaining but not equal

Some recent studies say women are losing ground in the quest for pay equality. However, survey results released last week by the Bureau of Labor Statistics show a different picture.*

62% …

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CF Industries to invest $1.7 billion in fertilizer plant

CF Industries Holdings Inc. plans to invest $1.7 billion to expand production at its Port Neal fertilizer plant in Woodbury County, the company announced this afternoon.

In a special meeting via telephone, the Iowa Economic …

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‘Project X’ to be unveiled today in Sioux City

A high-dollar economic development project appears to be headed to the Sioux City area, based on a series of seemingly choreographed meetings scheduled today.

At 4 p.m., Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds …

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Partnership to award local businesses on Nov. 14

The Greater Des Moines Partnership will honor six companies with its Economic Impact Award and five companies for their business practices with the Celebrate Business Award on Nov. 14.

The awards program will take place …

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Retail consultant begins work on Walnut Street

Retail consultant Robert Gibbs, who will advise planners on how to reshape Walnut Street into a cultural hub, began his research this weekend by looking at the overall shopping landscape in Greater Des Moines. 

Unlike …