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It’s the same work, whether you’re in Key West or on a hunt

Central Iowa averages 33 inches of snow per year, which can make commuting to work treacherous at times. But this is not a problem for Scott Valbert, who works for Des Moines-based Principal Financial Group …

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Two men and an engineering firm

Kris Kunze kept trying to recruit him, kept trying to pull him away from the comfortable office and the reliable pay, and finally Mark LaCroix said yes. “I was looking at the hours I spent …

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ISU prof finds plenty of virtual workers here

Anthony Townsend was sure that “dispersed work forces” would become more common, and he was right. He was wrong about the reason, though. “I thought it would be because of worker shortages,” Townsend said. “I …

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Finalists selected in Pappajohn competition

Seven businesses have been selected as finalists in the 2011 John Pappajohn Iowa Business Plan Competition.

Finalists are Coralville-based CQM Systems LLC, Iowa City-based FxRedux Solutions LLC, Ames-based M&S FlowMatics, Iowa City-based Radiology Protocols, Iowa …

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Iowa College Aid launches redesigned website

Iowa College Aid has redesigned its website at www.IowaCollegeAid.com to provide more streamlined navigation and additional search tools, the organization announced. In addition, the website content has been revised to focus on the topics most …

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$67 million in sales tax bonds for schools approved

The Des Moines School Board yesterday approved the sale of approximately $67 million in sales tax revenue bonds in order to proceed with the renovation of more than a dozen schools throughout the city. Plans …

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More unemployed executives willing to relocate for work

An average of 9.4 percent of job-seeking managers and executives who found employment during the first half of 2011 relocated to take the new positions, according to a report released today by Challenger, Gray & …

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AIB among most affordable private colleges

AIB College of Business was found to be one of the lowest-priced private four-year colleges in the nation, according to the most recent statistics released by the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education …

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Iowa State brings in $342.3 million in FY2011 fund raising

Iowa State University took in $342.3 million in grants, contracts, gifts and cooperative agreements during fiscal year 2011, ended June 30, the university announced, a decrease of $45.9 million, or 12 percent, from last year’s …

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Governor announces college scholarship fund

A scholarship fund established at the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines will benefit high school and undergraduate students from Iowa who plan to attend Iowa community colleges, colleges or universities. Gov. Terry Branstad and …