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LightEdge Solutions’ Altoona center becomes CenturyLink partner

Des Moines-based LightEdge Solutions announced today that it is becoming a CenturyLink Data Center Partner at its Altoona facility. With the new partnership, the Altoona facility will now be seen as a part of the …

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We have lots of places to stuff our stuff

There are more self-storage facilities in the United States than there are McDonald’s, Subway and Jack in the Box restaurants combined, according to two real estate publications. The self-storage industry is a lucrative one, too. The …

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Index shows price still drives Iowans when shopping for groceries

More Iowa grocery shoppers are paying attention to food labels than in 2013 — 82 percent compared with 68 percent — but price and taste still drive their food-buying decisions at the grocery store, according …

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A hunger for meatless meat

The hunger for fake meat — or meatless meat — is getting bigger, even though a mere 7 percent of U.S. consumers say they are vegetarians. The latest sales numbers of plant-based meat alternatives reached …

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Bloomsnap blossoms into Goquets

Des Moines startup Bloomsnap has changed its name to Goquets, a play on “go” and “bouquets.” Co-founders Shawn Harrington and Lyndsay Clark Horganannounced the company’s re-branding on Wednesday as they prepare for new national campaigns and …

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DMACC Foundation extends entrepreneurship contest deadline

The Des Moines Area Community College Foundation has extended the deadline for the first round of the DMACC Foundation Entrepreneurship Competition to May 29. The competition is open to DMACC students and alumni who live in Iowa …

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Quarterly sales tax receipts up 5 percent

Retail sales tax collections for the quarter that ended Dec. 31, 2014, were up 5.09 percent over the year-ago quarter, according to a report released by the Iowa Department of Revenue. Total sales tax revenues for the …

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University Research

University Research Overview:

Every day, the professors and researchers at Iowa’s colleges and universities go to work on a series of projects and research efforts. Their work often gains high-praise within the educational community and …

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Kum & Go to offer E15

Kum & Go announced today that it will begin offering E15 as a fuel option. The first station, located at 7229 University Ave. in Windsor Heights, will open on April 30. Over the next two years, …

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Des Moines ranks 52nd-best place to start business

WalletHub has issued a ranking of the best and worst cities in which to start a business. WalletHub analyzed the relative startup opportunities that exist in the 150 biggest U.S. cities. Des Moines ranked 52nd overall, 28th in …