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Nov. 16: Breakfast B4 Business

Host: West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce About: Join for an hour of networking prior to the start of your business day. Food, prizes and conversation create an ideal setting for getting deals done and…
By BPC Staff | Nov 3, 2016
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Nov. 10: Top 10 Things to Expect in 2017

Host: Des Moines Downtown Chamber of Commerce About: Top 10 Things to Expect in 2017 for Downtown Des Moines. Panel speakers include: Matt Anderson, Tim Leach, and Justin Doyle. When: 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Where:…
By BPC Staff | Nov 2, 2016
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We’ll drink to this: Templeton Rye will be distilled in Iowa

  The folks who brought you the cherished and controversial Templeton Rye — billed as an Iowa product, though it was distilled in Indiana — want to make the rye whiskey in Iowa, The Des Moines…
By BPC Staff | Oct 20, 2016
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Nov. 3 and 4: Women’s Angel Investing Boot Camp

Host: FIN Capital About: FIN Capital, an initiative of Iowa Center for Economic Success, was formed in early 2016. The initiative’s goal is to increase women’s wealth through private angel investing. FIN Capital welcomes inquiries for membership…
By BPC Staff | Oct 19, 2016
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Nov. 18: East Village Promenade

Host: East Village About: The premier holiday kickoff event. Enjoy music, horse drawn trolleys, Santa, lights, and festivities everywhere you look. When: 5 to 9 p.m. Where: East Village Learn more >>> …
By BPC Staff | Oct 19, 2016
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Fareway’s Cramer is grocery group’s retailer of the year

Fareway Stores Inc. CEO Reynolds Cramer will receive the Iowa Grocery Industry Association Retailer of the Year award during the organization’s annual Hall of Fame dinner Oct. 27. Jeremy Thompson of Sazerac Co. will receive …
By BPC Staff | Oct 18, 2016
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Pork Producers: Nick’s has best tenderloin in state

Nick’s on Army Post Road has won the Iowa Pork Producers Association’s annual contest to find the best breaded pork tenderloin. The restaurant serves 1,000 tenderloins a week; the sandwich accounts for 80 percent of …
By BPC Staff | Oct 17, 2016
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Iowa Business Hall inducts Kyle Krause and John and Randy Winegard

The Greater Des Moines Committee will induct Kyle Krause, along with Randy Winegard and his father, the late John Winegard, to the Iowa Business Hall of Fame. The inductees will be honored at the Greater …
By BPC Staff | Oct 14, 2016
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Isle of Capri to sell Marquette casino

Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier: Isle of Capri Casinos Inc. announced today that it has entered into an agreement to sell Lady Luck Casino Marquette to an affiliate of Casino Queen, based in Swansea, Ill. CQ Holdings Co. …
By BPC Staff | Oct 13, 2016
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FIN Capital to host Angel Investing Boot Camp for women

An inaugural “boot camp” on angel investing will help prepare Iowa women who are interested in angel investments but first need to learn more. FIN Capital, a women’s angel investor network recently launched in Iowa, …
By BPC Staff | Oct 7, 2016
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