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Partnership legislative reception set for Jan. 9

Partnership legislative reception set for Jan. 9   The Greater Des Moines Partnership will have its opening night legislative reception from 5 to 7 p.m. on Jan. 9. The event will take place at the…
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Businesses encouraged to utilize disaster funds

Businesses encouraged to utilize disaster funds The Iowa Finance Authority and the Iowa Economic Development Authority are encouraging businesses to take advantage of low-interest financing for repair, improvement or construction. The financing is available through…
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Coalition: Legislature must act to set up health insurance exchange

Coalition: Legislature must act to set up health insurance exchange   By Joe Gardyasz   Iowa needs to ensure it’s positioned to launch a state-run health insurance exchange by 2014, or the state may have…
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DeWaay and partners can’t collect on Florida real estate deal

DeWaay and partners can’t collect on Florida real estate deal   By Kent Darr   The Iowa Court of Appeals has ruled that West Des Moines investment adviser Donald DeWaay and two partners in a…
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Judge signs $7.3 million judgment against Van Orsdel

  Judge signs $7.3 million judgment against Van Orsdel A Polk County judge has ordered businessman William Van Orsdel to pay $7.3 million to a Missouri bank that is the lead lender for a section…
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Deficit threatens survival of health-care law

A mounting U.S. deficit could pose a much greater threat to the survival of President Barack Obama’s health-care overhauls than either the U.S. Supreme Court or 2012 elections, Reuters said.

Many health experts say innovations …

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CenturyLink inks a defense deal

CenturyLink Inc. said it has received a $250 million contract with the Defense Information Systems Agency/Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization to provide private line services for dedicated high-speed connections between military installations.…

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Turn on the lights; Congress saves the 100-watt bulb

Congress has spared the 100-watt incandescent light bulb from a government-enforced phaseout in a win for Tea Party activists over manufacturers who said they are already switching to more energy-efficient products, Bloomberg reported.

A provision …

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Payroll tax break in jeopardy

A tax break for 160 million U.S. workers is in doubt today in the face of strong opposition from Republicans in the House of Representatives who have rejected a two-month extension that was approved 89-10 …

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Hawaii governor spends political capital on tax hikes, pay cuts

Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie, elected just over a year ago with 58 percent of the vote, is now the least-popular governor in the nation, with a 30 percent approval rating, according to Public Policy Polling. …