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Manufacturers gather in Ames for ABI Taking Care of Business Conference

The Iowa Association of Business and Industry’s annual Taking Care of Business conference is in full swing today in Ames. 

This morning attendees will hear a keynote presentation by Peggy Noonan, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Jun 5, 2019
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Grand opening planned for historic Newton structure

A grand opening of the Hotel Maytag Apartments & Event Center is planned for 4 p.m. Wednesday at the facility, located at 105 N. Second Ave. E. in Newton. The five-story Hotel Maytag was built …
By BPC Staff | Jun 4, 2019
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Tonka Bay Equity sells AppleWhite Dental Partners

Minnesota-based Tonka Bay Equity Partners announced it has sold AppleWhite Dental Partners to Cordental Group Management, a dental support organization based in Cincinnati. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Tonka Bay partnered with dentist Tom McCoy …
By BPC Staff | Jun 3, 2019
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Goodwill of Central Iowa adds three to leadership team

Goodwill of Central Iowa announced three additions to its leadership team and eight executives who have joined the board of directors. Ann Shelton has joined the organization as chief financial officer, Eric Prosperi as director of commercial …
By BPC Staff | Jun 3, 2019
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Wright Tree Service buys Calgary-based company

Wright Tree Service, a West Des Moines-based vegetation management company serving utility companies, announced the acquisition of ArborCare Tree Service, a Canadian tree service based in Calgary, Alberta. Under the acquisition, effective May 24, the utility side …
By BPC Staff | May 28, 2019
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PODCAST: The Business of Beer

 

 

Nestled comfortably among the corn and soybean fields, the rivers, the small-town main streets and the downtown insurance industry skyscrapers, those who go seeking across Iowa can find one of the 94 craft …
By KATE HAYDEN | May 24, 2019
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Iowa breweries, wineries, distilleries may soon expand types of alcohol production

State-licensed breweries, wineries and distilleries will soon be able to receive a new license to make another kind of alcohol under a new law that Gov. Kim Reynolds signed Wednesday, reports Radio Iowa. The signing took …
By BPC Staff | May 23, 2019
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New owner reopens metro Gordmans stores

Des Moines Register: In celebration of Gordmans expanding the number of its stores and staving off an expected closure, the company is holding a grand opening celebration at 9 a.m. Thursday at stores in the metro …
By BPC Staff | May 22, 2019
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Tariff fallout continues

Reuters reports that Chinese officials have said trade talks won’t resume anytime soon after President Donald Trump contended Chinese companies are bolting to Vietnam and elsewhere because of the tariffs. 

Closer to home, Bloomberg reports the Trump administration’s …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | May 21, 2019
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Nearly 650 Dressbarn stores will close, 10 of which are in Iowa

Des Moines Register: Dressbarn is closing all of its stores. The women’s retailer announced Monday “plans to commence a wind-down of its retail operations, including the eventual closure of its approximately 650 stores.” There are 10 …
By BPC Staff | May 21, 2019