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The Photo Issue: Seeking nominations

 

Do you know a business leader who has an interesting talent, hobby or skill?

 

We’re searching for the business leaders to feature photographically in the 2015 Photo Issue edition of the Business Record, …

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Iowa part of multistate settlement with credit reporting agencies

The nation’s three major credit reporting agencies must improve credit reporting accuracy and enhance consumer protections through a $6 million agreement with 31 state attorneys general, Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller announced today. Under the settlement with …

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Pleasant Hill land dispute might not be over after appeals court ruling

A three-judge panel of the Iowa Court of Appeals said in a ruling released today that the city of Pleasant Hill did not violate state law when it extended for 20 years an urban renewal …

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Lawsuit: Sham charities scammed more than $187 million from donors

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller, together with all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the Federal Trade Commission, jointly filed a federal lawsuit alleging that four cancer charities and their operators scammed more than …

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Chambers lists top law firms

Chambers and Partners has published its annual listing of the state’s top lawyers and law firms, with many of the leading firms based in Greater Des Moines. The compilation ranks the top legal practices in …

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Congress likely to make changes in program tapped for convention center hotel funding

The U.S. Congress is likely to make changes to an immigration program that will supply the largest chunk of private investment in the proposed $101 million convention center hotel proposed for Fifth Avenue and Park …

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New state website features information on new rules

The state has launched a website meant to make it easier for business owners and others to get information about proposed rules. Gov. Terry Branstad said he hopes the site, rules.iowa.gov, will help Iowans check whether rules and regulations …

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Blackbird Investments takes another step toward taking over Wilkins/Younkers building

The Des Moines City Council will be asked Monday to endorse a letter of support for the transfer of $3 million in federal funds to Blackbird Investments LLC for the renovation of the Wilkins/Younkers building …

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Congresswoman Gabbard to speak in DM

The New Leaders Council’s leadership institute graduation ceremony will feature a keynote address by U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii  at 11 a.m. Sunday at the World Food Prize Hall of Laureates. Gabbard, a Democrat …

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Iowans get refunds in ‘mobile cramming’ settlement

Sprint and Verizon Wireless, two of the nation’s three largest wireless carriers, will offer refunds to affected customers through a combined $158 million joint state-federal settlement over allegations the companies engaged in “mobile cramming,” or …

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