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Benefit raffle for Iowa National Guard

Hubbell Realty Co. will give away a John Deere lawn mower during the All American Home Show, with benefits going to the Iowa National Guard Officers Auxiliary.

The group is a nonprofit working to improve …

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CBO predicts U.S. debt could be twice GDP by 2037

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) called for “large and timely policy changes” on Tuesday after releasing a report showing that the U.S. debt will be almost two times the size of the nation’s economy…
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Cosimano elected president of legal services industry group

The general counsel for Des Moines-based legal insurance provider ARAG has been elected president of the American Prepaid Legal Service Institute (API).

ARAG’s Ann Cosimano will lead the group for the legal services plan industry. …

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Department of Revenue provides a glimpse of state economy in April

A drop in building permits and uncertainty about the farm economy led to a 0.2 percent dip in the Iowa Department of Revenue’s index of economic indicators for April.

The number of building permits issued …

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Unemployment, work comp benefits go up July 1

Maximum weekly benefits paid to jobless Iowans and to workers injured on the job will increase July 1 for people who file unemployment insurance claims or who are injured after that date, Iowa Workforce Development …

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Harper Brush Works says it will sweep away losing product lines under bankruptcy laws

Harper Brush Works Inc. of Fairfield is attempting to reorganize its finances under federal bankruptcy laws. As a part of the restructuring, the 112-year-old company is negotiating a new line of credit to provide ample …

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Branstad appoints two new directors

Gov. Terry Branstad has named two people to head state agencies. Branstad appointed Chuck Gipp, a former speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives, as the new director of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. …

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Nyemaster honored as finalist for Defense Department award

The U.S. Department of Defense has honored Nyemaster Goode P.C. as one of the 30 finalists nationwide for its Employer Support Freedom Award.

More than 3,200 employers were nominated nationwide.

The award is given to …

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Obama makes two stops in Iowa today

President Barack Obama will hold a campaign rally this evening at the Iowa State Fairgrounds after an official White House stop in Newton earlier in the afternoon.

The event in Des Moines is open to …

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Group calls for U.S. to change immigration policy

The Partnership for a New American Economy, which held a forum on immigration in Des Moines in October, released a report today comparing how other countries’ immigration policies are based more on economic impacts than…