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Wells Fargo surpasses $1 billion charitable goal

Wells Fargo & Co. announced today it has donated $1.1 billion to nonprofit groups over the past four years to support and revitalize communities, help charitable organizations and benefit local economies. The financial services company …

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Inside the Global Insurance Accelerator

The six initial startups of the new Global Insurance Accelerator arrived in Des Moines in mid-February amid arctic chills, and they have since been immersed in a near-dizzying schedule of back-to-back meetings with potential mentors. …

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Sitting at home counting all that (paper) money

Household wealth increased from October through December by the most in a year as stock prices advanced to an all-time high at the end of 2014, Bloomberg reported.


Net worth for households and nonprofit groups rose …

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EMC Insurance says negligence led to fire at former Younkers building

A Johnston construction company and the owners of Des Moines’ former Younkers building failed to take precautions that could have prevented the fire that gutted the landmark last year, according to a lawsuit filed in …

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Survey: Parents would postpone retirement to help kids pay for college

About half of parents would rather withdraw money from their retirement account, work more years or take on a second job than have their kids take out student loans, according to a T. Rowe Price …

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Strong dollar the next check on inflation

The strongest dollar in more than 11 years is coming soon to stores across the United States, Bloomberg reports.

 

The 24 percent surge in the currency since June will take time to gradually ripple through …

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Health care law will be less expensive than forecast

The federal deficit may be rising, but projections on how much the Affordable Care Act is supposed to cost the United States over the next decade will be $142 billion less than anticipated, the Congressional …

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Green Plains proposes IPO for limited partnership

Green Plains Inc. today announced it will seek an initial public offering in its newly formed limited partnership, Green Plains Partners LP, whose initial assets will consist of Green Plains’ downstream ethanol transportation and storage …

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Meet the companies of the Global Insurance Accelerator

 

The initial participants of the new Global Insurance Accelerator arrived in Des Moines in mid-February amid arctic chills, and they have since been immersed in a near-dizzying schedule of back-to-back meetings with potential mentors. …

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Global Insurance Accelerator: CityMile

IN A NUTSHELL:

CityMile seeks to use mobile technology solutions to bridge the gap between humans, their vehicles and their insurers, saving drivers money and improving safety.

ABOUT THE BUSINESS:

Jason and Georgia Sprenger were …