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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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Storey Kenworthy acquires Rite Price Office Supply of Oelwein

Corridor Business Journal: Des Moines-based furniture and office solutions company Storey Kenworthy has acquired Rite Price Office Supply in Oelwein. Rite Price was founded in 1979 by Richard Price, and purchased by Tom and Jill Kleppe …

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April 2: Business Analytics Symposium

Host: Iowa State University College of Business
About: This is a must-attend event for professionals in the field of analytics who work in finance, insurance, retail, cybersecurity, health care, and manufacturing. The Business Analytics Symposium …

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Survey: 75 percent of U.S. workplaces affected by opioid use

Three-quarters of U.S. employers say their workplaces have been affected by opioid use, according to survey data released this week by the National Safety Council. 

More than 100 Americans die daily from opioid overdoses, which …

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SBA names Clear Lake’s Cabin Coffee one of top small businesses nationwide

Iowa’s 2019 SBA Small Business Persons of the Year are Brad and Angie Barber, owners of Cabin Coffee in Clear Lake, the Iowa Small Business Association announced Wednesday. The Barbers established a single retail location for …

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Family entertainment center at Merle Hay Mall among recent retail developments

The reconfiguring of Merle Hay Mall will include a 13,904-square-foot sports bar and family entertainment center called Gameday that is set to open later this year in a space currently occupied by Jay’s CD and Hobby, …