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QuikTrip selling 4 metro locations

Des Moines Register: QuikTrip is expected to sell four of its locations in the Des Moines metro area. “We go through and evaluate every single store all the time,” said Mike Thornbrugh, a spokesman for QuikTrip …

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Future uncertain for area Bed, Bath and Beyond stores amid news of closures

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Bed Bath and Beyond expects to close at least 40 of its 994 stores nationwide, executives said, citing lease negotiations. It’s uncertain whether any of the retailer’s nine Iowa locations, including stores in …

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Cedar Ridge launches new vodka to support Iowa trails

Corridor Business Journal: Cedar Ridge has launched Bagger Vodka, a new Iowa-made vodka that will donate $1 from the sale of every 1-liter bottle to the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation in support of new trail development …

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Nominations due May 1 for Leadership Iowa

The deadline is approaching to nominate individuals for Leadership Iowa, the premier statewide issues awareness program hosted by the Iowa Association of Business and Industry Foundation. The program is designed to educate, inspire and grow …

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Principal, Rockwell Collins, Deere paid no federal tax on 2018 income

Corridor Business Journal: A new report says at least 60 Fortune 500 companies avoided paying federal income tax on their 2018 reported income, including Iowa employers. Moline, Ill.-based Deere managed to avoid federal tax despite $2.4 …

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University of Iowa, UnityPoint Health to hold analytics case competition

The University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business is partnering with UnityPoint Health to host students from some of the top business analytics programs in the country at its fourth annual Business Analytics Case Competition on April …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: UPS makes the first revenue-generating drone delivery

One of the big challenges we hear all the time is the quest to solve “the last mile.” In other words, as logistics have continued to improve and demand has increased for sending packages, the …

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Emcor buys Baker Electric

Fortune 500 company Emcor Group, Inc. bought Des Moines-based Baker Electric Inc. for undisclosed terms. Baker was founded in 1946 and is a hallmark business in Des Moines, focusing on electrical contracting, network cabling, underground …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Staying on Target

Target has proved itself as the big box with staying power, and you have to wonder why. Part-time Des Moines resident Laura Rowley has some answers. Rowley is a journalist, author and retail consultant who …

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New Williamsburg outlet mall owners want to bring ‘exciting tenants’

Des Moines Register: After nearly 30 years of ownership under Tanger Outlets, the outdoor Williamsburg shopping center is under new management and a new name: Outlets of Williamsburg. The Outlet Resource Group, a Chicago company that …

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