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Google starting its delivery service in Central Iowa

Google Inc. is brings its overnight delivery service to Central Iowa today, reports DesMoinesRegister.com. Google Express is a delivery service that allows shoppers to browse and order from an online marketplace that includes Costco, Whole Foods Market, …

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October offerings for businesswomen

 October is Women’s Small Business Month and it’s a great opportunity to take advantage of program and initiatives to boost your business.

It’s also a good time to celebrate some of the good news about …

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Meredith allows proposed merger partner and its suitor to exchange information

Meredith Corp. has agreed to wait in the wings as its proposed merger partner, Media General Inc., exchanges information with Nexstar Broadcasting Group Inc. Under the agreement, Media General can exchange information with Nexstar that …

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WDM Fareway store uses captured heat to save energy

MidAmerican Energy Co. recently recognized the West Des Moines Fareway store for capturing waste heat from its refrigeration system, saving $126,872 in energy costs. The project is expected to save 520,013 kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, which …

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Coopera’s DeDios named Latino Business Person of the Year

Miriam De Dios, CEO of Coopera, a Hispanic market solutions company that advises credit unions, has been named Latino Business Person of the Year by the League of United Latin American Citizens of Iowa (LULAC). …

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Mills Fleet Farm is for sale

Mills Fleet Farm, the Brainerd, Minn.-based retailer that has stores in Ankeny and Mason City, is for sale, according to the Minnesota Star Tribune. The family-owned general store chain has more than 6,000 employees in …

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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 …