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Registration open for Des Moines Corporate Games

The fourth annual Des Moines Corporate Games, a program of the Iowa Games, will be held June 1-July 31, 2019. Companies can now register to secure their spot in the Games, which promote company pride, …
By BPC Staff | Dec 4, 2018
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First dose of medical marijuana sold in Iowa

WHO-TV: Saturday was the day medical marijuana advocates and patients had been waiting for, the first day it was legal to purchase medical cannabis in the state of Iowa. “It’s kind of surreal really, and I …
By BPC Staff | Dec 3, 2018
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Dress for Success surpasses $1 million in funding

Quad-City Times: Dress for Success announced it has raised more than $1 million, thanks to grant support from the Regional Development Authority, the Hubbell-Waterman Foundation, Birdies for Charity and the group’s Second Chance clothing sale …
By BPC Staff | Dec 3, 2018
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Mason City Mexican restaurant ordered to pay $129,714 in back wages

Mason City Globe Gazette: A Mason City Mexican restaurant and three others in Minnesota have been ordered to pay $831,232 in back wages to 113 current and former employees. Las Palmas Mexican Restaurant in Mason City …
By BPC Staff | Nov 30, 2018
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Fareway to offer student loan repayment benefit for full-time employees

Fareway Stores Inc. announced it will begin offering student loan repayment assistance as an employee benefit, beginning Jan. 1. The benefit, which will be offered to eligible full-time employees, will pay up to $100 per …
By BPC Staff | Nov 30, 2018
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Menards is adding its fifth store in the Des Moines area

Des Moines Register: Menards Inc. has started construction on a 200,000-square-foot store in Grimes. The Wisconsin-based home improvement retailer’s latest metro store will be located near Iowa Highway 141, north of Walmart.…
By BPC Staff | Nov 28, 2018
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Marco Technologies acquires Ticomix in Quad Cities

Five years after expanding from St. Cloud, Minn., to the Quad Cities, Marco Technologies acquired Ticomix’s Infrastructure Support Services this year, adding eight new employees to the technology adviser. The Ticomix ISS team provides managed IT services, networking support …
By BPC Staff | Nov 28, 2018
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Survey: 64 percent of workers plan to shop online from work

“Workshoppers” — employees who shop online from the office using corporate devices — are rampant in the office, new research shows. According to a survey by staffing firm Robert Half Technology, nearly two-thirds of professionals …
By BPC Staff | Nov 26, 2018
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Quad City businesses encouraged to post signs welcoming all people

Quad-City Times: To counteract an increasing incidence of hate crimes and speech, a new campaign was launched Thursday to encourage local businesses to display “We Welcome All People” signs. The signs aim to reflect the community’s …
By BPC Staff | Nov 16, 2018
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Retail plan for downtown Des Moines

In a city bent on taking its visions of the future and turning them into something tangible, a new report that hopes to map out a future of retail growth in downtown Des Moines was …
By KENT DARR | Nov 16, 2018