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Toro and Ryan plan distribution center in Ankeny

Minnesota-based Toro Co. announced today it will team with Ryan Companies US Inc. to build a 450,000-square-foot distribution center in Ankeny. Toro, which manufactures a variety of lawn and turf equipment for contractors and residential …
By BPC Staff | Mar 19, 2012
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2013 NCAA wrestling championship tickets sold out

2013 NCAA wrestling championship tickets sold out  Tickets for the 2013 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, which will be held at the Iowa Events Center, have already sold out. This year’s sold-out championship event in…
By BPC Staff | Mar 16, 2012
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SBA announces state winners for 2012 Small Business Week

SBA announces state winners for 2012 Small Business Week    The Small Business Administration (SBA) recently announced the state winners of its 2012 Small Business Week Awards. The national event will take place the week…
By BPC Staff | Mar 15, 2012
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The Tomorrow Plan to hold series of events

The Tomorrow Plan to hold series of events    On March 30, The Tomorrow Plan speakers series will feature Peter Katz, the executive director of the Congress for New Urbanism, a nonprofit organization that promotes…
By BPC Staff | Mar 15, 2012
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Iowa unemployment decreases

Iowa unemployment decreases Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 5.4 percent in January, offering further evidence that the recovery strengthened during the fourth quarter of 2011. The statewide jobless rate was reported at 5.6…
By BPC Staff | Mar 14, 2012
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Downtown gift cards give a boost to local economy


Local businesses are cashing in on a simple concept designed to keep consumers’ money downtown – and it’s in the form of a gift card.

The Des Moines downtown gift card program has one main …
By CHELSEA KEENAN | Mar 2, 2012
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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 …
By KYLE OPPENHUIZEN | Mar 2, 2012
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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…
By BPC Staff | Mar 1, 2012
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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 …
By BPC Staff | Mar 1, 2012
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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…
By BPC Staff | Mar 1, 2012