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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 …

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Sticks to move in East Village, close West Glen gallery

Sticks has announced that it will move its flagship East Village gallery again, this time to bigger digs at 400 E. Locust St. in June, and will close the West Glen gallery at the end …

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A Closer Look: Jayne Armstrong

Jayne Armstrong isn’t sure why it took so long to get to Iowa.

The new director of the Iowa District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration spent a majority of her life on the …

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Des Moines Career & Trades Expo on Friday

The Des Moines Career & Trades Expo will be held on April 24 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Valley Community Center, 4444 Fuller Road, West Des Moines. The event aims to help job …

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Coca-Cola bottler to expand territory

Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Co. announced today that it has signed a letter of intent with The Coca-Cola Co. for expanded territory rights in Iowa and southern Minnesota. Transition dates for the added territories are subject …