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Capital Crossroads: Business Capital


What is Capital Crossroads:
Capital Crossroads is a regional planning effort headed up by leaders in Greater Des Moines and surrounding community,

What is Business Capital:
The Business Capital section of the Capital Crossroads plan …

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Iowa Business Council index up from last quarter

Iowa Business Council index up from last quarter The Iowa Business Council’s Overall Economic Outlook Survey Index rose to 66.3 for the first quarter of 2012. The index was four points higher than in the…
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Four chambers to share one office space

Four Des Moines chambers of commerce will centralize their operations, effective today.

The Des Moines Downtown, West Side, South and East chambers will share office space within RDG Planning & Design, 301 Grand Ave.

The …

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Business conditions improve in Iowa, Midwest

Business conditions improve in Iowa, Midwest The monthly Business Conditions Index compiled by Creighton University economics professor Ernie Goss showed an increase for the nine-state Mid-America region in February. The index, which ranges from 0…
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Collegiate wrestling championship expected to bring 10,000

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) 2012 Wrestling National Championship will come to Des Moines for the first time in the event’s 55-year history.

It is expected to bring 500 wrestlers, coaches and staff …

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Two executives join Iowa Business Council

Two executives join Iowa Business Council James Israel (left), president of John Deere Financial, and  Steven Leath, president of Iowa State University, have accepted invitations to join the Iowa Business Council (IBC). The council’s membership…
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Young Adult unemployment


It’s no secret that the economy has affected the majority of Americans in some way or another, but a recent report suggests that one age group may be having a tougher time than most.

A …

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More than meets the eye in Chinese desire for U.S. ag products


Trade with China boils down to one word: relationships. Repeat it three times, and you get the significance of creating some with trading partners in the world’s largest country.

So says Li Zhao Mandelbaum, who …

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Note me, Quote me…

“[Two-time Nobel laureate Linus Pauling] was wrong, and after a while, I enjoyed every moment of this scientific battle, knowing that he was wrong.”

– Dan Shechtman
Iowa State University professor
Winner of the 2011 …

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Exports up nationally and locally in 2011

Exports up nationally and locally in 2011 The International Trade Administration today announced that U.S. merchandise exports increased $202 billion to a record $1.48 trillion in 2011. The increase was driven by a $43 billion…