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Iowa Grocery Industry Association names new chairman

Todd Keech, sectional division director of sales – convenience channel for PepsiCo Warehouse Sales, is the new chairman of the Iowa Grocery Industry Association board of directors. Keech replaces Tom Watson, executive vice president and …

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Fire causes extensive damage at A Dong restaurant

A Sunday morning fire at A Dong, a Vietnamese restaurant near downtown Des Moines, might have happened when some heating equipment was left on “high” overnight, one of the owners told DesMoinesRegister.com. Percy Coleman, acting shift manager …

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Tyson lays off 400 in Denison, ends beef operations

Tyson Fresh Meats, a subsidiary of Tyson Foods Inc., is cutting 400 jobs at Denison, and ending its beef operations there due to tight cattle supplies. “The cattle supply is tight and there’s an excess …

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Teen summer hiring declines, but total employment at six-year high

Fewer U.S. teenagers were added to payrolls this summer, but overall employment among 16- to 19-year-olds still managed to reach the highest level in six years, according to a new analysis of government data by …

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Leaders Survey 2015

For our annual Business Record Leaders Survey, we surveyed the Business Record audience on 18 business issues in order to capture the pulse of our readers.


Below we have the results of all the questions…
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24 Iowa companies make Inc. 5000 list

A Des Moines advertising agency has been ranked as the fastest-growing private company in the state, and was among 24 Iowa-based companies on the newest Inc. 5000 list released Wednesday by Inc. magazine.   Happy…
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What kind of pay raise can you expect next year?

Base pay raises next year for rank-and-file workers will be 3 percent on average, according to a survey of 1,100 mostly large employers by professional services firm Towers Watson, CNNMoney reported. Executives and managers are projected to …

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Branstad to hold education/workforce roundtables

Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds on Monday announced they will launch a series of roundtable meetings across the state to focus on ways to better align education and workforce initiatives to close…
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Josh Maurer joins Cemen Tech as CFO

Cemen Tech, the leader in the volumetric mixing industry, has hired a new chief financial officer. Josh Maurer, most recently the chief financial officer for LBS, a Des Moines-based manufacturer supplying the bookbinding industry, will…
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Organic grocery delivery service expanding to Iowa

Door to Door Organics, a Colorado-based natural and organic online grocer, announced plans to expand to the Des Moines market. The company, which currently serves 13 markets, focuses on partnering with local farmers and ranchers …