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Des Moines fast-food workers strike for $15 wages

Days ahead of the Iowa caucuses, fast-food workers at Greater Des Moines restaurants are walking off the job today with demands for a $15 minimum wage and union rights. Striking cooks and cashiers from McDonald’s,…
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ABI books Vitale, Rizzo for June annual conference

  The Iowa Association of Business and Industry will attract more than 500 business leaders to Sioux City for an annual conference June 14-16 that will include appearances by basketball announcer Dick Vitale and motivational…
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EatingWell enters into licensing partnership for retail foods

 

Meredith Corp. today announced that it has agreed to a multiyear licensing partnership with Bellisio Foods Inc. for the EatingWell brand. It’s Meredith’s first licensing partnership for the EatingWell brand and Meredith Brand Licensing’s …

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Des Moines startup owner makes national final in SBA contest

Des Moines resident Elizabeth Caven, a client of Square One DSM, is one of 10 national finalists in the U.S. Small Business Administration’s InnovateHER: Innovating for Women Business Challenge. Caven runs UpCraft Club, which offers a curated…
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Another restaurant planned for Krause-owned Locust Street properties

A new eatery, +39 Restaurant, has leased space at Locust Plaza, 1430 Locust St., in downtown Des Moines. The landlord, Locust Street Investments LLC, was represented by Tyler Dingel, Todd Millang and Riley Hogan of …

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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 …