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Goldman, other investors eye Groupon IPO

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Morgan Stanley may lead a second-half initial public offering (IPO) that could value Groupon Inc. at $15 billion to $20 billion, Reuters reported.

Citing an unidentified source, Reuters said the …

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Wanted: IT specialists


When most people think of Greater Des Moines, they don’t think of a hot information technology (IT) scene.

That’s the consensus of a report scheduled to be released by Alliance Technologies Inc. on April 14, …

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Acciona receives $3 million state grant

The Iowa Power Fund Board on Wednesday awarded more than $3 million in grant funding to Acciona Windpower North America LLC for a project to install its latest wind generation turbine technology, the AW-3000 wind …

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Meredith’s Traditional Home launches online magazine

Meredith Corp.’s Traditional Home magazine announced the launch of Trad Home, a new online shelter publication.

Trad Home will feature all original content intended for the next generation of designers, the company said in a …

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Vermeer to host Republican presidential candidate forum

The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and its board chair, Mary Andringa, will host a forum for the 2012 Republican presidential candidates in Pella on Nov. 1, the association announced. The forum will be moderated …

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Registration open for Heartland GreenUp

The Technology Association of Iowa has begun accepting registrations for the second annual Heartland GreenUp Symposium & Expo. The conference, to be held June 2 at The Meadows Events & Conference Center in Altoona, will …

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Facebook tries to fight off another lawsuit

Emails allegedly written by Facebook Inc. co-founder Mark Zuckerberg are cited in a new court filing by Paul Ceglia as proof of his claim that he’s entitled to 50 percent of the company under a …

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Prometheus winners

The Technology Association of Iowa and LWBJ Financial have announced the recipients of its annual Prometheus Awards for notable businesses and individuals in high-technology fields. Winners from Central Iowa were Submittal Exchange LLC, Des Moines, …

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It’ll take years to catch up with the iPad, research firm says

Apple Inc.’s iPad will continue to dominate the surging media tablet market for years, with Google Inc. playing catch-up, research firm Gartner Inc. said today. Gartner said it expects 70 million media tablets to be …

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Google shares rise after decision on ITA

Shares of Google Inc. were up 0.3 percent at $581.70 on the Nasdaq stock exchange this afternoon following the Justice Department’s approval of the company’s purchase of ITA Software Inc., Reuters reported.

But Google must …