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Drop in oil prices leads to decline in cost of imports

U.S. import prices fell 2.8 percent in January, after declining 1.9 percent in December, with declining fuel prices driving each of the monthly drops, the U.S. Labor Department said today. The price index for U.S. …

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Silicon Prairie News returns, but not in Des Moines

Silicon Prairie News, the news site covering the Midwest startup scene, will come back online later this month, but won’t cover Des Moines initially, The Des Moines Register reported. “If there’s big events happening in Des Moines, …

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CRE Professional of the year nominations open

The Business Record is now accepting nominations for the inaugural Great Western Bank Commercial Real Estate Professional of the Year award.

 

The award is designed to highlight an outstanding CRE professional from Central Iowa for his …

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West Des Moines incubator graduates one business, welcomes three more

The West Des Moines Business Incubator will celebrate the graduation of one tenant to its own office space and welcome three startups during an event from 5 to 7 p.m. Feb. 19 at 2829 Westown …

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Specialty outdoor retailer will open at Mills Crossing

Recreational Equipment Inc., more commonly known as REI, announced today that it will open a store in the Mills Crossing mixed-use development at 60th Street and Mills Civic Parkway in West Des Moines. REI said …

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Forty Under 40 alumna launches crowdfunding campaign for art service

Liz Lidgett, a member of the Business Record’s 2012 Forty Under 40 class and owner of Liz Lidgett Fine Art, has launched a crowdfunding campaign to create an online art advisory service that helps people …

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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 …