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Fundraising extension sought for Des Moines Buccaneers’ arena

Des Moines Register: Des Moines Buccaneers officials are delaying development of their new hockey arena at Merle Hay Mall. Executives with the junior hockey team announced today that they are having trouble securing private funds for …

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Behind the scenes: It took four years, numerous meetings for developer Richard Hurd to land a Topgolf venue in WDM

Around 5 p.m. on Wednesday, June 22, Richard Hurd’s telephone rang.

The commercial real estate developer answered it. On the other end was a representative from Topgolf who informed Hurd the company wanted to locate …

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IowaWORKS website restored after outage

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The state of Iowa’s job search website has been restored, Iowa Workforce Development announced today. On June 26, the IowaWorks.gov website went down due to a cyberattack aimed at Geographic Solutions Inc., the …

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Person infected by ‘brain-eating amoeba’ dies; southern Iowa beach remains closed

Des Moines Register: A Missouri resident infected with a rare “brain-eating amoeba” this month after swimming at a southern Iowa beach has died. Iowa officials closed the Lake of Three Fires State Park near Taylor County …

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ISU report finds rural households are hit harder by inflation

Iowa Public Radio: Rural households are being disproportionately affected by rising inflation. An Iowa State University analysis shows the disposable income of residents in small towns has shrunk significantly in the past year. The disposable income …

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Economists describe uncertain times as risk of recession looms

Rising inflation and increased costs of inputs and products will make planning difficult for companies and will increase the risk of a recession, economists said Thursday.

The Business Record hosted a virtual economic panel discussion …

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In search of the big catch

Editor’s note: This is part two of a three-part series on what it takes to lure big-ticket events and business conferences to Des Moines. Read part one

Over the past two decades Central Iowa has …

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IWD announces $3.6M in funding to create, expand apprenticeship programs statewide

Iowa Workforce Development announced today it has awarded more than $3.6 million to 88 recipients to fund the creation or expansion of Registered Apprenticeship programs across the state. The Iowa Apprenticeship Act (15B) provides $3 …

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Partnership announces key promotions

The Greater Des Moines Partnership has announced the promotion of four key leaders within the organization, to four newly created positions.

Marvin DeJear has been promoted to chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer. DeJear will lead …

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Iowa Leading Indicators Index remains steady in May

The Iowa Leading Indicators Index increased slightly to 110.8 in May from 110.7 in April. The monthly diffusion index remained unchanged at 50.0 for the second month in a row.

The Iowa nonfarm employment coincident …