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Bloomsnap opens 1-year birthday party to public

Local start-up Bloomsnap will hold an open event to celebrate its first birthday. The party will be 5-7 p.m. Wednesday at the Royal Mile. The company provides a quick and easy way to order flowers online.  Co-founders …

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Couple opens state’s first Exercise Coach franchise in West Des Moines

A West Des Moines couple has opened the first Iowa location of The Exercise Coach, which they say is the first digital-physical workout guided by a trainer with moment-to-moment insight into each client’s true effort …

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Iowa Business Council names officers

The Iowa Business Council has selected its leadership for 2015.  Michael C. Wells, president and CEO of Wells Enterprises Inc., was elected chairman. Patrick J. Meyer, president and CEO of Pella Corp. in Pella, will …

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Specialty grocery chain signs lease for new West Des Moines development

The Fresh Market Inc. signed a 10-year lease on Dec. 24 for space in the Mills Crossing mixed-use center that is being developed by Hurd Real Estate Services Inc. at 60th Street and Mills Civic …

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Pella exec named Iowa Lean Champion

The Iowa Lean Consortium has named Karin Peterson, vice president of human resources at Pella Corp., as the 2014 Iowa Lean Champion. The award was created to honor a leader who has made significant contributions …

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Marsh & McLennan earnings down in fourth quarter, revenues up across all businesses

Marsh & McLennan Cos. reported net income of $294 million in the fourth quarter, a slight decline from the year-ago period. Consolidated revenue was $3.2 billion for the quarter, up 4 percent from the fourth …

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Economy adds jobs and wages break out of the doldrums

Companies added 257,000 new jobs in January, more than many economists predicted, and there was evidence in U.S. Labor Department reports that an influx of hiring over the past year may be pushing up wages …

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Drop in oil prices led to rise in job cut announcements last month

Job cut announcements surged to their highest level in nearly two years in January, as falling oil prices prompted cost-cutting efforts in energy and related industries, ouplacement consulting firm Challenger Gray & Christmas Inc. said …

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Quester, CNBC: Lower oil prices save small businesses $10,000 in a month

Small businesses have saved more than $10,000 a month on lower oil prices in some cases, money that allowed for added investments or savings, Des Moines-based marketing firm Quester found in a study with CNBC. Quester interviewed …

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Heartland Express reports 28 percent increase in operating income

Heartland Express Inc. of North Liberty today reported that its fourth-quarter 2014 operating income was up 28.2 percent, to $34.2 million from $26.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2013. Net income increased 36 percent, …