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Test of Time Design rebrands as Cultivate

As of Jan. 12, Test of Time Design, founded by Justin Brady, has been rebranded and refocused as Cultivate to more accurately reflect changes in its business over the past few years. The marketing and …

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MORE, Microsoft to offer women’s business bootcamp

Meredith Corp.’s MORE magazine announced it has partnered with Microsoft Corp. for its inaugural MORE Business Bootcamp (mb²) event. The four-day seminar will welcome 150 MORE readers looking to start a new business or expand …

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Tacopocalypse won’t open store in Coralville after all

Des Moines-based Tacopocalypse will no longer be opening a location in Coralville, the Corridor Business Journal reported. The restaurant was scheduled to open in a roughly 2,300 square-foot store at 920 E. Second Ave. late …

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Natural Grocers store to open Feb. 9 in Clive

Natural Grocers will open its first Iowa location on Tuesday, Feb. 9, in Clive. The store, in a new building on the former Dahl’s site at 8650 Hickman Road, is slated to open at 8 a.m. …

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ABI legislative briefing, reception today

The Iowa Association of Business and Industry will hold a members-only legislative briefing today, followed by a reception with lawmakers. The briefing starts at 4 p.m. at the Embassy Suites hotel downtown. The reception runs …

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Marshall named Hy-Vee chief operating officer

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Jay Marshall, executive vice president and chief retail officer of Hy-Vee Inc., has been named Hy-Vee’s new chief operating officer. Marshall will retain all responsibility for retail operations and store development and …

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SBDC to offer social media classes for small businesses

The Iowa Small Business Development Center has teamed with social media strategist Justin Wise of Think Digital to offer a series of social media classes for small businesses. The six-class series will help small business …

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UI to offer master’s degree in business analytics in Des Moines

The University of Iowa’s Henry B. Tippie College of Business will begin offering a Master of Science degree in in business analytics starting this fall in Des Moines’ John and Mary Pappajohn Education Center. The …

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Meredith ups the ante in its bid for Media General

Meredith Corp. is not leaving the tussle to acquire multimedia company Media General Inc., which announced today that it has completed negotiations on a competing deal to be acquired by Nexstar Broadcasting Group Inc.


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Investment giant to unveil plans today to buy Mills Fleet Farm

Family-owned and Minnesota-based Mills Fleet Farm has agreed to sell to New York-based KKR, one of the country’s largest investment concerns that has holdings in various industries totaling about $100 billion, the Minneapolis StarTribune reported. Terms of …

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