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How to do business with governments

Iowa State University plans an April 7 seminar that will help business leaders better understand how to do business with governments. Sinikka Waugh, founder of Your Clear Next Step, will lead an interactive workshop, “Building Effective …

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Iowa unemployment rate dipped in February

Iowa’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.1 percent in February from 4.2 percent in January, Iowa Workforce Development said today. The state’s jobless rate was 4.4 percent one year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate was 5.5 …

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A Closer Look: Laura Holms

Long before she led Amanda the Panda, the organization had left its mark on Laura Holms.

Eight years ago, Holms lost her father. Following his death, she and her family became acquainted with the West …

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Piece by piece

Jon Troen describes the printing industry as a “$70 billion iceberg melting at 35 degrees.” In other words, print may be shrinking somewhat, but it’s not going away anytime soon. 

In an industry that’s shrinking, …

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Four Iowa-based companies on Forbes top employer list

Four Iowa-based companies are featured on the America’s Best Employers 2015 list released Wednesday by Forbes magazine. The list includes 500 companies and nonprofit organizations in 25 industries. Google Inc. was the overall best employer, based on …

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LaValle asks for WDM aid for excursion boat

Michael LaValle, captain of the Jon Anderson White charter boat, has asked the city of West Des Moines for more than $30,000 in aid to move the craft from the Des Moines River to the …

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Hotel Pattee expands food service to High Trestle Trail

The Hotel Pattee in Perry has partnered with Flat Tire Lounge in Madrid to offer a new food option to users of the High Trestle Trail. The Frontier Shack, a food trailer named after a …

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Adventurer Wittmack to speak at ABI breakfast

The Iowa Association of Business and Industry is staging a new leadership breakfast series beginning Friday with an appearance by adventurer Charlie Wittmack, who climbed Mount Everest and is a long-distance swimmer and bicyclist. The event will …

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Swift leaves Holmes Murphy

Holmes Murphy & Associates Inc. announced Friday that its former president, CEO and chairman, Jim Swift, has left the company after a distinguished 35-year career with the West Des Moines-based insurance broker.

 

Swift and …

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Simon ups the ante for Southride Mall owner

The Macerich Co. said in a filing today with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it has received a second, higher offer from Simon Property Group Inc. for the 51 regional malls it owns, …