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Iowa job outlook: More growth this fall

The Iowa Department of Revenue today predicted that employment growth will continue this fall. 

The Iowa Leading Indicators index gained 0.1 percentage points in June, led by the 12-month moving average for manufacturing hours, and …

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NFIB, Latham push for tax-cut extension

Extending the Bush-era tax cuts for high-income individuals would do a lot to reduce uncertainty among small business owners, Congressman Tom Latham told a gathering of mostly retired business owners this morning in Urbandale.

Not …

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Poll: Business owners among least approving of Obama

A new Gallup poll shows that business owners’ approval of President Barack Obama fell in the second quarter of 2012 to 35 percent.

The low approval rating ties farmers and fishermen for the lowest approval …

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Water Works announces CEO candidates

The Des Moines Water Works Board of Trustees announced it has selected five candidates to fill the position of CEO and general manager.

The candidates were selected following a nationwide search conducted by Colin Baenziger …

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Nyemaster Goode receives national award

Nyemaster Goode P.C. will be honored with the 2012 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award.

The firm is one of 15 employers and the only law firm nationwide to receive this year’s award. Maj. Kristina …

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Jobless claims increased last week

The number of people filing initial claims for unemployment insurance last week rose by 34,000 compared with a week earlier.

Economists for Bloomberg cited automakers’ annual retooling period, which temporarily shuts down factories, as a …

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Branstad appoints two to the bench

Gov. Terry Branstad has appointed two Drake University law school graduates to district court judge positions to replace two retiring judges, the governor’s office announced today.

Larry McLellan, a private practice attorney from West Des …

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Bernanke to give policy update

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will testify before the Senate Banking Committee this morning for his semi-annual monetary policy update. 

Bernanke is expected to announce a shift to a focus on jobs, since economic recovery …

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U.S. economy has defied downgrade doomsayers

Almost a year after Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC downgraded the U.S. government’s credit rating, dire predictions about the country’s financial health have been proved wrong, Bloomberg reported.

Mortgage rates have dropped to record …

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Unemployment claims drop to lowest point in 4 years

The number of people applying for first-time unemployment benefits dropped to the lowest level in four years for the week that ended July 7. 

The Labor Department announced today that 350,000 people filed initial claims, …