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Raygun expanding to Cedar Rapids in Spring 2016

Des Moines-based retailer Raygun LLC is expanding once again. The company announced it will open a new location in Cedar Rapids in spring 2016. The 4,500-square-foot store will be located in Cedar Rapids’ NewBo District …

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International engineering firms KJWW and TTG have merged

KJWW Engineering Consultants, a 54-year-old firm based in Rock Island, Ill., with an office in Urbandale, has merged with California-based TTG Corp. The merger creates a 900-employee workforce spread across 25 national and five international …

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SBA backed $2.7 million in Central Iowa loans in September

The U.S. Small Business Administration in September backed $2.7 million in private loans to 16 Central Iowa businesses that pledged to create 81 jobs and retain 147.

The loans were in Polk, Story, Boone, Dallas,…
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Gannett, moving to complete buyouts, buys Journal Media Group Inc. for $280 million

Gannett Co. Inc., owner of The Des Moines Register, plans to buy the owner of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for $280 million. Journal Media Group shareholders would receive $12 per share in cash should they …

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Event Oct. 14: Holmes Murphy reputation and crisis management workshop

Holmes Murphy & Associates Inc. will host a series of workshops for business leaders on how to minimize the impact on reputations during a crisis or other adverse event. Attendees will leave with a strategy …

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Event Oct. 19: SBA business financing forum

The U.S. Small Business Administration will hold a free financing forum for existing and startup businesses in Des Moines on Monday, Oct. 19, from 8:30 to 10 a.m. The forum will include presentations from the …

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California Home Depot store agrees to pay $83,400 in gender bias case

For years, women at the Home Depot store in Pomona, Calif., complained that they were funneled into cashier jobs while their male co-workers landed higher-paying sales jobs. As a federal contractor, however, the company is …

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U.S. business schools finally hit targets for more women

Financial Times: After more than a decade of concerted efforts to recruit more female MBA students, many of the most competitive business schools in the U.S. are reporting substantial numbers of women. The Class of …

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Study: What’s holding women back in the workplace?

Last week, LeanIn.org and McKinsey & Co. released the results of a study of 118 companies and nearly 30,000 employees that found that corporate diversity initiatives aren’t doing much for gender equality — and not…
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Event Oct. 21: SBA exporting workshop

The U.S. Small Business Administration is hosting an exporting workshop for small businesses from 7:30 a.m. to noon at the Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization office, 420 Watson Powell Jr. Way. The free workshop …